- A Dog's Life
Infobox Film
name = A Dog's Life
caption = Theatrical poster to A Dog's Life (1918)
director =Charles Chaplin
producer = Charles Chaplin
writer = Charles Chaplin
starring = Charles Chaplin
Edna Purviance
Syd Chaplin
Henry Bergman
Charles Reisner
Albert Austin
Tom Wilson
music = Charles Chaplin (in 1957 release as part of "The Chaplin Revue "
cinematography =Roland Totheroh
editing = Charles Chaplin (uncredited)
distributor = First National Pictures Inc.
released =April 14 ,1918
runtime = 40 min.
language = Silent film
English (Original intertitles)
country= USA
budget =
imdb_id = 0009018"A Dog's Life" (1918) is a
silent film written, produced, and directed byCharlie Chaplin . This was Chaplin's first film for First National Films.Chaplin plays opposite an animal as 'co-star'. 'Scraps' (the dog) was the hero in this film, as she helps Charlie and Edna toward 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.Other films where dogs appeared on screen with Chaplin were "The Champion" (1915), "
The Gold Rush " (1925), "City Lights " (1931), and "Modern Times" (1936).Cast
*
Charles Chaplin - Tramp
*Edna Purviance - Bar singer
*Syd Chaplin - Lunchwagon owner
*Henry Bergman - Fat unemployed man/Dance-hall lady
*Charles Reisner - Employment agency clerk
*Albert Austin - Employment agency clerk
* 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 manExternal links
*imdb title|id=0009018|title=A Dog's Life
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.