Cruel, Cruel Love (1914)

  • NR
  • 03/26/1914 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 9m

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.

George Nichols

Director

Mack Sennett

Director

Craig Hutchinson

Writer

Cast

Charlie Chaplin's headshot

Charlie Chaplin

Mr. Dovey
Edgar Kennedy's headshot

Edgar Kennedy

Butler
Minta Durfee's headshot

Minta Durfee

The Lady
Eva Nelson's headshot

Eva Nelson

Maid
Glen Cavender's headshot

Glen Cavender

Bearded Doctor (uncredited)
William Hauber's headshot

William Hauber

Gardener (uncredited)
Bert Hunn's headshot

Bert Hunn

Tall Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Harry Russell's headshot

Harry Russell

Bald Doctor (uncredited)

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