Cruel, Cruel Love

Name: Cruel, Cruel Love
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1914-03-26
Duration: 9 min
Cast: Eva Nelson, Glen Cavender, William Hauber, Harry Russell, Minta Durfee

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Release Date

3/26/1914

Runtime

9 mins

Genres

Comedy

Overview

This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class gentleman whose romance is endangered when his girlfriend oversees him being embraced by a maid. Chaplin's romantic interest in this film, Minta Durfee, was the wife of fellow Keystone actor, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.

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Released

Original Language

English

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A sprightly silent comedy where mistaken impressions and physical mishaps threaten a wealthy man's romance, showcasing early Chaplin's farcical charm before he became the Tramp.