Comedy · United States of America · 1914 · 9m

Cruel, Cruel Love

Director

Cast

Charlie Chaplin as Mr. Dovey Edgar Kennedy as Butler Minta Durfee as The Lady Eva Nelson as Maid Glen Cavender as Bearded Doctor (uncredited) William Hauber as Gardener (uncredited)

Crew

Craig Hutchinson — Writer Mack Sennett — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

black and white silent film

Key Collaborators

Mack Sennett Director George Nichols Director Craig Hutchinson Writer Mack Sennett Producer

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