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A Dog's Life

1918·34 min·US
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Comedy
Spotlight: Charlie Chaplin

The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

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A Dog's Life Was Chaplin's Most Compassionate Film to Date — Medium

Essay examining Chaplin's integration of slapstick with emotional depth through the relationship between tramp and dog.

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Tramp

D

Dave Anderson

Bartender (uncredited)

Bert Appling

Bert Appling

Unemployed Man (uncredited)

Albert Austin

Albert Austin

Crook (uncredited)

Henry Bergman

Henry Bergman

Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-Hall Lady (uncredited)

Alva D. Blake

Alva D. Blake

Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

M

Mel Brown

Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Minnie Chaplin

Minnie Chaplin

Dance-Hall Dramatic Lady (uncredited)

Syd Chaplin

Syd Chaplin

Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)

D

Dorothy Cleveland

Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)

S

Slim Cole

Unemployed Man (uncredited)

M

Margaret Cullington

Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)

B

Billy Dill

Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

M

Margaret Dracup

Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)

Jack Duffy

Jack Duffy

Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)

Crew

Charlie Chaplin

writer

Roland Totheroh

cinematographer

Charlie Chaplin

composer

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