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      A Dog's Life

      1918, Comedy/Drama, 33m

      3 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Charlie rescues a stray from other dogs, and together they meet Edna after finding a wallet full of cash.

      • Rating: TVG

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Charlie Chaplin

      • Producer: Charlie Chaplin

      • Writer: Charlie Chaplin

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Production Co: First National Pictures

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      • Jul 30, 2013

        Charlie and the dog Scraps live similar lives on the streets. There are some laugh out loud slapstick routines, but by and large it didn't tug at my heartstrings as much. Do you find Chaplin co-starring with a kid or a dog more pathetic? The dog seems sadly anesthetized in several scenes. Chaplin's brother Syd appears as a lunchwagon owner in a great scene. Edna Purviance is a naive singer at the bar where all the poor immigrants hang out. She sings sad songs and is incredibly awkward trying to flirt with the Tramp. Eventually, the Tramp and Scraps find cash in a wallet stolen by a pair of thieves, then the thieves steal it back. The best bit is when our hero knocks out one thief and thrusts his arms under the thief's armpits to act out a scene that will convince the other thief to give up the money. I enjoy the fact that very few title cards are necessary when Chaplin is telling a story.

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      • Nov 10, 2012

        Chaplin delivers a very well-inspired and hilarious 3-reel silent that has one classic scene after another - and the one in which he tries to get his money back in the ballroom is the funniest.

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      • Jul 09, 2011

        Another humorous, if not forgetable, Chaplin film,

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      • Sep 27, 2009

        The best in "the Chaplin Revue", with a story that felt like a prototype of either "The Kid" or "Modern Times" when it comes to the bond between the 2 main characters(In this case, a dog). Many genuinely funny moments, and maybe has the happiest ending of all Chaplin's works.

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