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Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)

Twenty Minutes of Love poster
Directed by
Joseph Maddern, Charlie Chaplin
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 68 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a park, a man attempts to win the attention of a woman through a series of comedic mishaps. He gets into a fight with another man over a stolen watch.

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What happens

Twenty Minutes of Love is a 1914 American silent short comedy film made by Keystone Studios. The film is widely reported as Charlie Chaplin's directorial debut; some sources name Joseph Maddern as the director, but generally credit Chaplin as the creative force. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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