Cruel, Cruel Love

Cruel, Cruel Love
Theatrical poster to Cruel, Cruel Love (1914)
Directed by	George Nichols Mack Sennett
Produced by	Mack Sennett
Written by	Craig Hutchinson
Starring	Charles Chaplin Edgar Kennedy Minta Durfee Alice Davenport Glen Cavender Billy Gilbert Chester Conklin (uncredited)
Cinematography	Frank D. Williams
Distributed by	Mutual Film Corporation
Release date(s)	March 26, 1914
Running time	16 min.
Country	USA
Language	Silent film; English (Original titles)

Cruel, Cruel Love is a 1914 American 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, Roscoe "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 rather good complete nitrate copy was discovered in South America. Cruel, Cruel Love was then copied and its original two reel format is available for sale.

See also

• Lost film
• List of rediscovered films
• Charlie Chaplin filmography
• Keystone Studios

External links

• Cruel, Cruel Love at archive.org (viewable, downloadable movie)
• Cruel, Cruel Love at the Internet Movie Database