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Getting Acquainted (1914)

Getting Acquainted poster
Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
16 min
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 49 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman meet in a park and start to flirt. Their spouses appear, leading to chaotic and funny misunderstandings.

lightheartedplayfulslapstickbriskwhimsicalcomicenergetic

What happens

Getting Acquainted, subsequently retitled A Fair Exchange, is a 1914 American comedy short silent film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, starring Chaplin and Mabel Normand, and produced by Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios. Released on December 5, 1914, Getting Acquainted was the next-to-last movie that Chaplin made for Keystone Studios. It marked the final time he appeared in the same film as Mabel Normand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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