A Dog's Life
“In his First Million Dollar Picture”
Synopsis
The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
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A crew of 61+ credited
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Scored by Charles Chaplin
Also known as
- Ein Hundelebende
- Vida de perroes
- Une vie de chienfr
- Vita da caniit
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Cast & Crew
61 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charles Chaplin
as Tramp
Charlie Chaplin
as Tramp
Edna Purviance
as Bar Singer
Dave Anderson
as Bartender (uncredited)
Bert Appling
as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
Albert Austin
as Crook (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
as Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-Hall Lady (uncredited)
Alva D Blake
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Mel Brown
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
Minnie Chaplin
as Dance-Hall Dramatic Lady (uncredited)
Syd Chaplin
as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
Dorothy Cleveland
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Supporting cast
49Slim Cole
as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
Margaret Cullington
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Billy Dill
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Margaret Dracup
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Jack Duffy
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Robert Dunbar
as Old Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Ella Eckhardt
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Minnie Eckhardt
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Ted Edwards
as Unemployed Man / Bartender (uncredited)
Jerry Ferragoma
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Louis Fitzroy
as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
Charles Force
as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
John L Franck
as Old Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Jim Habif
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Oliver Hall
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Fay Holderness
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Jean Johnson
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
J Parks Jones
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
James T Kelley
as Tamale Customer/Unemployed/Market Owner/Musician (uncredited)
John Lord
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
M J Mccarthy
as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
James Mccormick
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
I S Mcvea
as Musician (uncredited)
Edward Miller
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
J Miller
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lillian Morgan
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Mut
as Scraps - a Thoroughbred Mongrel (uncredited)
Jim O Niell
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Brand O Ree
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Florence Parellee
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
J F Parker
as Musician (uncredited)
Bruce Randall
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Granville Redmond
as Dance-Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
Alfred Reeves
as Man at the Table behind the Bar (uncredited)
Charles Reisner
as Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
Mrs Rigoletti
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Thomas Riley
as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
Sarah Rosenberg
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
H C Simmons
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Lottie Smithson
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Fred Starr
as Crook (uncredited)
Janet Sully
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
H Tahbel
as Tamale Man (uncredited)
Loyal Underwood
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Rob Wagner
as The Robbed Man (uncredited)
William White
as Man at the Bar (uncredited)
Grace Wilson
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Jack Wilson
as Man at the Bar (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
as Policeman (uncredited)
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