A Dog's Life

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A Dog's Life

"In his First Million Dollar Picture"

1918

0h 34m

7.3(339 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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

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60 members

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Charlie 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 (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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John 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/Market 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. McVea

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)

Production

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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Camera

Jack Wilson

Man at the Bar (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Policeman (uncredited)

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