A Dog’s Life (1918) - film review

Short / Comedy

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A Dog’s Life is an American film comedy first released in 1918, directed by Charles Chaplin. The film stars Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin, Henry Bergman and Charles Reisner. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Director: Charles Chaplin
Script: Charles Chaplin
Photo: Roland Totheroh
Cast: Charles Chaplin (Tramp), Edna Purviance (Bar singer), Syd Chaplin (Lunchwagon owner), Henry Bergman (Fat unemployed man), Charles Reisner (Employment agency clerk), Albert Austin (Crook), Tom Wilson (Policeman), M.J. McCarthy (Unemployed man), Mel Brown (Unemployed man), Charles Force (Unemployed man), Bert Appling (Unemployed man), Thomas Riley (Unemployed man), Slim Cole (Unemployed man), Ted Edwards (Unemployed man), Louis Fitzroy (Unemployed man), Dave Anderson (Unemployed man), Granville Redmond (Dance-hall proprietor), Minnie Chaplin (Dance-hall dramatic lady), Alf Reeves (Man at bar), N. Tahbel (Hot tamale man), Rob Wagner (Man in dance hall), L.S. McVey (Musician), J.F. Parker (Musician), Bud Jamison (Crook), J. Parks Jones (Man in dance hall), James T. Kelley (Man at hot dog stand), Janet Miller Sully (Woman in dance hall), Loyal Underwood (Man in dance hall), William White (Man in dance hall), Mut (Scraps, a Thoroughbred Mongrel), Zasu Pitts (Bit part (scenes deleted)), A.D. Blake (Man in dance hall), Dorothy Cleveland (Woman in dance hall), Margaret Cullington (Woman in dance hall), Margaret Dracup (Woman in dance hall), Jack Duffy (Man in dance hall), Billy Dul (Man in dance hall), Richard Dunbar (Man in dance hall), Ella Eckhardt (Woman in dance hall), Minnie Eckhardt (Woman in dance hall), Jerry Ferragoma (Man in dance hall), J.L. Fraube (Man in dance hall), Jim Habif (Man in dance hall), Oliver Hall (Man in dance hall), Fay Holderness (Woman in dance hall), Jean Johnson (Woman in dance hall), John Lord (Man in dance hall), James McCormick (Man in dance hall), Edward Miller (Man in dance hall), J. Miller (Man in dance hall), Lillian Morgan (Woman in dance hall), Jim O’Niall (Man in dance hall), Brand O’Ree (Man in dance hall), Florence Parellee (Woman in dance hall), Bruce Randall (Man in dance hall), Mrs. Rigoletti (Woman in dance hall), Sarah Rosenberg (Woman in dance hall), H.C. Simmons (Man in dance hall), Lottie Smithson (Woman in dance hall), Fred Starr (Man in dance hall), Bob Wagner (Man in dance hall), Grace Wilson (Woman in dance hall)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 40 min; B&W; silent

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