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Getting Acquainted

Getting Acquainted

1914Short⏱️ 16mNot Rated
ShortComedy
⭐ 5.5
IMDB Rating
1,087 votes

A continuous exchange of meetings between husbands and wives of different couples in which a policeman intrudes in daring chase until both couples are found.

Director
Charles Chaplin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Mack Swain
Release Date
December 5, 1914
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
as Mr. Sniffels
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Phyllis Allen
as Mrs. Sniffels
Mack Swain
Mack Swain
as Ambrose
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
as Ambrose's Wife
Harry McCoy
Harry McCoy
as Flirt in Park
Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
as Policeman
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Cecile Arnold
as Mary - The Flirt
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Joe Bordeaux
as Stalled Driver
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Helen Carruthers
as Lover in Park
Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender
as A Passing Turk

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Keystone Film Company

🏷️ Keywords

lecherous mankeystone kopsman lifting a woman's skirtcomedy of errorsunfaithful husband

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

By Keystone standards this short is downright mellow
by wmorrow59 β€’ 2007-04-29
6/10

"It's time for more fun in the park: two restless husbands leave their wives behind, flirt with other women, get involved in brief but heated confrontations, chase each other through the shrubbery and, ultimately, receive harsh punishment from a cop who seems to be on permanent Flirtation Patrol. Dozens of Keystone comedies fit this description, but Getting Acquainted is a fairly amusing example of the familiar routine. It's a little less frantic than some shorts and decidedly less violent than the Keystone norm of the day. This was the second-to-last comedy Charlie Chaplin made for M..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This film is among the 34 short films included in the "Chaplin at Keystone" DVD collection.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A continuous exchange of meetings between husbands and wives of different couples in which a policeman intrudes in daring chase until both couples are found.