A Dog's Life (1918)

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

33 min

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 367 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Charlie Chaplin's tramp character befriends a stray dog. They go through misadventures together and the dog helps him and a dance hall singer find a better life.

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What happens

A Dog's Life is a 1918 American silent comedy short film written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin. This was Chaplin's first film for First National Pictures. It was part of a then groundbreaking $1 million contract. It was for a total of eight 3 reel short silent films. Chaplin plays opposite an animal as "co-star". "Scraps" (the dog) was the hero in this film, as he helps Charlie and Edna towards a better life. Edna Purviance plays a dance hall singer and Charlie Chaplin, The Tramp. Sydney Chaplin (Chaplin's brother) had a small role in this film; this was the first time the two brothers were on screen together. Charles Lapworth, a former newspaper editor who had met Chaplin when he interviewed him, took a role as a consultant on the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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