Charlie Chaplin's "Cruel Cruel Love"

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Charlie Chaplin's "Cruel Cruel Love"1914Charlie Chaplin, SilentsCharlie Chaplin's 8th Film released March 26 1914 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. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0003805/ Watch more Chaplin movies

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Cruel, Cruel Love is a 1914 in film United States comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin.

Plot
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, Fatty Arbuckle.

Cast

Charles Chaplin - Lord Helpus/Mr. Dovey
Edgar Kennedy - Lord Helpus' Butler
Minta Durfee - The Lady
Eva Nelson - Maid

Rediscovery
Cruel, Cruel Love was presumed a lost film for 50 years until a reasonable condition, complete nitrate copy was discovered in South America. Copies were made and its original, two reel format is available for sale.

See also

Lost film
List of rediscovered films
Charlie Chaplin filmography
Keystone Studios

Category:1914 films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:American silent short films
Category:American films
Category:Films directed by George Nichols
Category:Films directed by Mack Sennett
Category:1910s comedy films
Category:Films produced by Mack Sennett
Category:Mutual Film films

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