black and white,silent film

Cruel, Cruel Love (1914)

Poster for Cruel, Cruel Love

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 & Crew

Director
Mack Sennett
  • Profile picture of Charlie Chaplin
    Mr. Dovey Charlie Chaplin
  • Profile picture of Edgar Kennedy
    Butler Edgar Kennedy
  • Profile picture of Minta Durfee
    The Lady Minta Durfee
  • Profile picture of Glen Cavender
    Bearded Doctor (uncredited) Glen Cavender

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Keywords

  • black and white
  • silent film