A Dog's Life
1918 film by Charlie Chaplin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Dog's Life is a 1918 American short silent film written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin. This was Chaplin's first film for First National Films. It was part of a then groundbreaking $1 million contract.[1] It was for a total of eight 3 reel short silent films.[2]
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| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Starring | Charlie Chaplin Edna Purviance Syd Chaplin Henry Bergman Charles Reisner Albert Austin Tom Wilson |
| Cinematography | Roland Totheroh |
| Edited by | Charlie Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Music by | Charlie Chaplin (in 1957 released as part of The Chaplin Revue) |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures Inc. |
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Running time | 33 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English (original intertitles) |
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.[3]
Charles Lapworth, a former newspaper editor who had met Chaplin when he interviewed him, took a role as a consultant on the film.[4]