A Dog's Life (1918)
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- Not Rated
- 33min
- Short, Comedy
- 14 Apr 1918 (USA)
- Short
The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
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Cast verified as complete
| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Tramp
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| Dave Anderson | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Bert Appling | ... |
Unemployed Man (uncredited)
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| Albert Austin | ... |
Crook (uncredited)
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| Henry Bergman | ... |
Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-hall Lady (uncredited)
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| Alva D. Blake | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Mel Brown | ... |
Employment Agency Clerk / Tramp's hand through fence (uncredited)
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Minnie Chaplin | ... |
Dance-Hall Dramatic Lady (uncredited)
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| Syd Chaplin | ... |
Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
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Dorothy Cleveland | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Slim Cole | ... |
Unemployed Man (uncredited)
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Margaret Cullington | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Billy Dill | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Margaret Dracup | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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| Jack Duffy | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Robert Dunbar | ... |
Old Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Ella Eckhardt | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Minnie Eckhardt | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Ted Edwards | ... |
Unemployed Man / Bartender (uncredited)
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Jerry Ferragoma | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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| Louis Fitzroy | ... |
Unemployed Man (uncredited)
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| Charles Force | ... |
Unemployed Man (uncredited)
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J.L. Franck | ... |
Old Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Jim Habif | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Oliver Hall | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Fay Holderness | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Jean Johnson | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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J. Parks Jones | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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| James T. Kelley | ... |
Tamale Customer / Unemployed Man / Minimarket Owner / Musician (uncredited)
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John Lord | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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M.J. McCarthy | ... |
Unemployed Man (uncredited)
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James McCormick | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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I.S. McVey | ... |
Musician (uncredited)
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Edward Miller | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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J. Miller | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Lillian Morgan | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Scraps - a Thoroughbred Mongrel (uncredited)
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Jim O'Niell | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Brand O'Ree | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Florence Parellee | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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J.F. Parker | ... |
Musician (uncredited)
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| Edna Purviance | ... |
Bar Singer (uncredited)
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Bruce Randall | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Granville Redmond | ... |
Dance-Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
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Alfred Reeves | ... |
Man at the Table behind the Bar (uncredited)
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| Charles Reisner | ... |
Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
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Mrs. Rigoletti | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Thomas Riley | ... |
Unemployed Man (uncredited)
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Sarah Rosenberg | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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H.C. Simmons | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Lottie Smithson | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Fred Starr | ... |
Crook (uncredited)
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Janet Sully | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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H. Tahbel | ... |
Tamale Man (uncredited)
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| Loyal Underwood | ... |
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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| Rob Wagner | ... |
The Robbed Man (uncredited)
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William White | ... |
Man at the Bar (uncredited)
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| Grace Wilson | ... |
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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Jack Wilson | ... |
Man at the Bar (uncredited)
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| Tom Wilson | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (1957) |
Cinematography by
| Roland Totheroh | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Charles D. Hall | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles Reisner | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jack Wilson | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mother Vinot | ... | seamstress (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Toraichi Kono | ... | driver: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Nellie Bly Baker | ... | secretary: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Mel Brown | ... | production accountant (uncredited) |
| Elsie Codd | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
| Charles Gee | ... | dog trainer (uncredited) |
| Tom Harrington | ... | assistant: Mr. Chaplin (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- First National Exhibitors' Circuit (1918) (United States) (theatrical)
- Associated First National Pictures (1922) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- United Artists Pictures (1959) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Adams Filmi (1975) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Playhouse Video (1985) (United States) (VHS) (For CBS/Fox Video included in "The Chaplin Revue")
- Key Video (1989) (United States) (VHS) (For CBS/Fox Video inclyuded in "The Chaplin Revue")
- MK2 Diffusion (2001) (World-wide)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Neaniko Plano (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Reel Media International (2004) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (United States)
- Penteo Films S.L. (2018) (Spain) (restored)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Pathé Frères (1918) (France) (theatrical)
- Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Poor Charlie lives in a vacant lot. He tries to get a job but when he gets to the head of the employment line the jobs are gone. Back "home" he rescues Scraps, a bitch being attacked by other strays. Together they manage to steal some sausages from a lunch wagon. They enter a dance hall where Edna is a singer and unwilling companion to the clientele. He is thrown out when he can't pay. Back "home" Scraps digs up a money-filled wallet buried by crooks. They return to the dance hall to find Edna fired. The wallet goes back and forth between Charlie and the crooks. Charlie, Edna and Scraps end up very happily.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Taglines | Charlie Chaplin In his First Million Dollar Picture See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was Charles Chaplin's first film for First National Films under a $1M contract where Chaplin had full creative control over his films for the first time. See more » |
| Goofs | During the fight at the lunch cart, one of the props holding up the awning gets knocked away. In subsequent shots, the prop is back in place. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Chaplin Revue (1959). See more » |
| Quotes |
Title Card:
When dreams come true. See more » |