Cruel, Cruel Love

Name: Cruel, Cruel Love
Director: Mack Sennett
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1914-03-26
Duration: 9 min
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edgar Kennedy, Minta Durfee, Eva Nelson, Glen Cavender

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1914 · 9 min · NR · Comedy · TMDB 5.2/10

Overview

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

Cast

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