| A Dog's Life | |
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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. |
Release date |
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Running time | 33 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English (original intertitles) |
| Budget | $1 million |
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 Pictures. It was part of a then groundbreaking $1 million contract.[1] It was for a total of eight 3 reel short silent films.[2]
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]
- ^ Zukor, Adolph (1954). The Public Is Never Wrong. London: Cassell and Co. Ltd. p. 139.
- ^ Zukor, Adolph (1954). The Public Is Never Wrong. London: Cassell and Co. Ltd. p. 139.
- ^ "Filming A Dog's Life". www.charliechaplin.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Stempel, Tom (2000). Dunne, Philip (ed.). Framework: A History of Screenwriting in the American Film. Syracuse University Press. p. 33. ISBN 9780815606543.