《残酷的爱情》是由查理·卓别林,埃德加·肯尼迪,明塔·德菲主演的一部爱情片，A rich lord loves a girl. A maid who has seen the two accosts the lord in a park and embraces him. This is seen by the girl who calls off their relationship. The lord decides to commit suicide, but the butler replaces the poison with water. The girl, her love now restored, rushes to what she thinks is the lord's deathbed.