Cruel, Cruel Love

Cruel, Cruel Love

NR 1914 · 9 min · ★ 5.2 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Mack Sennett · Written by Craig Hutchinson

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin Mr. Dovey
Edgar Kennedy Butler
Minta Durfee The Lady
Eva Nelson Maid
Glen Cavender Bearded Doctor (uncredited)
William Hauber Gardener (uncredited)
Bert Hunn Tall Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Harry Russell Bald Doctor (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert Short Ambulance Attendant

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