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Cruel, Cruel Love

Cruel, Cruel Love (1914)

0h 9m | PG-13

⭐ 5.1 / 10

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.

Director: Mack Sennett

Studio: Keystone Film Company

Genre: Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

as Mr. Dovey

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

as Butler

Minta Durfee

Minta Durfee

as The Lady

Eva Nelson

Eva Nelson

as Maid

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

as Bearded Doctor (uncredited)

William Hauber

William Hauber

as Gardener (uncredited)