Cruel, Cruel Love
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Genre Short, Comedy Duration Country United States | 5.6/10 IMDb 4.9/10 Letterboxd Director George Nichols Producer Mack Sennett Writer Craig Hutchinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent film; English (Original titles) Release date March 26, 1914 (1914-03-26) Screenplay Charlie Chaplin, Craig Hutchinson Cast Charles Chaplin (Mr Dovey), Edgar Kennedy (Butler), Minta Durfee (The lady), Eva Nelson (Maid), Glen Cavender (Bearded Doctor (uncredited)), Billy Gilbert (Short Ambulance Attendant (uncredited))Similar movies Pacific Rim , Paperman , Feast , The Ballad of Nessie , The Pointer , Tugboat Mickey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cruel, Cruel Love is a 1914 American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin.
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Plot
Chaplin plays 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 sees 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.
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Preservation status
Cruel, Cruel Love was presumed to be a lost film for 50 years until a complete nitrate film copy in reasonable condition was discovered in South America. Restoration copies were made by David Shepard of Film Preservation Associates, and by Lobster Films of Paris, and its original two-reel format is available for sale.
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