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Director:
Charles Chaplin
Writer:
Charles Chaplin (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 April 1918 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Comedy more
Tagline:
The One and Only more
Plot:
The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city. full summary | add synopsis
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I'm Not a Huge Charles Chaplin Fan but...
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master of comic timing more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charles Chaplin ... Tramp
Edna Purviance ... Bar singer
Syd Chaplin ... Lunchwagon owner
Henry Bergman ... Fat unemployed man / Dance-hall lady
Charles Reisner ... Employment agency clerk
Albert Austin ... Crook
Tom Wilson ... Policeman
M.J. McCarthy ... Unemployed man
Mel Brown ... Unemployed man
Charles Force ... Unemployed man
Bert Appling ... Unemployed man
Thomas Riley ... Unemployed man
Slim Cole ... Unemployed man
Ted Edwards ... Unemployed man
Louis Fitzroy ... Unemployed man
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Additional Details

Runtime:
40 min | 32 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) (1959 re-issue) | Silent
Certification:
Argentina:Atp

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was Charles Chaplin's first film for First National Films. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fluttering Hearts (1927) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
master of comic timing, 3 January 2003
6/10
Author: mmmuconn from movie heaven

By the time he made `A Dog's Life', Charlie Chaplin was already a master of cinematic comic timing. Editing techniques had not developed to the point at which they would be much help to Chaplin's physical comedy gags, so laughs required expertly handled choreography. Chaplin must have rehearsed countless takes to get each scene just right. The incredible opening sequence, seemingly shot all in one take, is particularly amazing. Chaplin and his fellow actors synchronize their movements perfectly so that, no matter what action they undertake, they always arrive on opposite sides of the fence at the exact same moment. Additionally, they make each movement at a natural pace so that, rehearsed though they may be, their motions always seem spontaneous and believable. You never get the sense that Chaplin or the policemen are speeding up or slowing down.

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