Cruel, Cruel Love

Name: Cruel, Cruel Love
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1914
Rating: 35.666666666666664
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edgar Kennedy, Minta Durfee, Eva Nelson, Glen Cavender

1914·Movie

9min

Ratings

35/100

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5.3

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About

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.

DNA

Genres: Romantic Drama Silent Film
Mood: SentimentalDramaticRomantic
Themes: Forbidden LoveLove TriangleMarital Struggles
Plot: Unrequited LoveSocial Class DifferencesMisunderstandingsJealousyWealth Gap
Pacing: Slow BurnBuilding Suspense
Dialog: Minimalist DialogueVisual Storytelling
Character Types: Upper-Class GentlemanMaidJealous Lover
Time: 1910s
Place: Urban CityscapeMansions
Cinematic Style: Black And White CinematographySlapstick Comedy
Costume and Set: Wealthy HomesPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

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Crew

Directed by:

George Nichols, Mack Sennett

Written by:

Craig Hutchinson

Produced by:

Mack Sennett

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Mr. Dovey

Edgar Kennedy

Butler

Minta Durfee

The Lady

Glen Cavender

Bearded Doctor (uncredited)

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