Cruel, Cruel Love

1914 · 9 MIN · IMDB 5.3 · 1,498 VOTES · DIR. Mack Sennett, George Nichols

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.

Comedy1910s

Dialogue Timeline — 7 lines

00:00:00 CRUEL, CRUEL LOVE
00:02:30 "TAKE YOUR RING. I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN"
00:03:35 A VISION OF HIS DESTINY
00:04:55 Dear Charlie, There has been a terrible mistake. I still love you. xxx Minta
00:05:06 "IT'S TOO LATE. I'VE BEEN POISONED!"
00:08:13 IT'S ONLY WATER
00:09:14 Keystone Film Company

Cast & Characters

Charles Chaplin Lord Helpus Charles Chaplin Mr. Dovey Edgar Kennedy Lord Helpus' Butler Minta Durfee The Lady Eva Nelson Maid Glen Cavender Bearded Doctor Billy Gilbert Short Ambulance Attendant William Hauber Gardener Bert Hunn Tall Ambulance Attendant Harry Russell Bald Doctor

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed7
Dialogue density0.8 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:09:14

Production Record

DirectorMack Sennett, George Nichols
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,498