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Getting Acquainted(1914)
Status: Released
Date: 1914-12-05
53%
48 Votes
Time: 0h 14m
Overview:
Charlie and his wife are in the park when he encounters Ambrose and his wife. Each man is attracted to and shows unwanted attention to the other man's wife. A policeman becomes involved.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Keystone Film Company
Movie: Getting Acquainted
Top 10 Billed Cast
Charlie Chaplin
Mr. Sniffels
Phyllis Allen
Mrs. Sniffels
Mack Swain
Ambrose
Mabel Normand
Ambrose's Wife Mabel
Harry McCoy
Flirt in Park (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
Policeman (uncredited)
Cecile Arnold
Pretty Blonde in Park (uncredited)
Helen Carruthers
Lover in Park (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
A Passing Turk (uncredited)
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Charlie and his wife are in the park when he encounters Ambrose and his wife. Each man is attracted to and shows unwanted attention to the other man's wife. A policeman becomes involved.
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1914-12-05
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