| Cruel, Cruel Love | |
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 Theatrical poster to Cruel, Cruel Love (1914) |
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| Directed by | George Nichols Mack Sennett |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Written by | Craig Hutchinson |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Edgar Kennedy Minta Durfee Alice Davenport Glen Cavender Billy Gilbert Chester Conklin (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Frank D. Williams |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | March 26, 1914 |
| Running time | 16 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film; English (Original titles) |
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Cruel, Cruel Love is a 1914 American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin.
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Plot
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.
Cast
- Charles Chaplin - Lord Helpus/Mr. Dovey
- Edgar Kennedy - Lord Helpus' Butler
- Minta Durfee - The Lady
- Eva Nelson - Maid
Rediscovery
"Cruel, Cruel Love" was presumed a lost film for 50 years until a rather good complete nitrate copy was discovered in South America. "Cruel, Cruel Love" was then copied and its original two reel format is available for sale.
See also
Lost film Minta Durfee Charlie Chaplin Keystone
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Making a Living • Kid Auto Races at Venice • Mabel's Strange Predicament • Between Showers • A Film Johnnie • Tango Tangles • His Favourite Pastime • Cruel, Cruel Love • The Star Boarder • Mabel at the Wheel • Twenty Minutes of Love • Caught in a Cabaret • Caught in the Rain • A Busy Day • The Fatal Mallet • Her Friend the Bandit • Mabel's Busy Day • Mabel's Married Life • Laughing Gas • The Face on the Bar Room Floor • Recreation • The Masquerader • His New Profession • The Rounders • The Property Man • The New Janitor • Those Love Pangs • Dough and Dynamite • Gentlemen of Nerve • His Musical Career • His Trysting Place • Tillie's Punctured Romance • Getting Acquainted • His Prehistoric Past Later productions & misc.
A King in New York • The Chaplin Revue • A Countess from Hong Kong • The Freak • The Nut • Souls For Sale • A Woman of the Sea • Show People • Chaplin Stock company
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