A Dog's Life

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Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life 2d Chaplin without a doubt is one of the more brilliant minds ever seen in Hollywood. The physical comedy is at its best with charlie. His side kick being a dog makes it even more challenging but he does a great job with animals. My favorite scene was when Chaplin was taking the food. Timothy Treakle . See more Tyler G @tylergross121 10/22/2024 Holds up pretty well for a Silent Era film. The gags are charming and occasionally funny. An enjoyable, decent film. See more Nick M @RT62896014 08/17/2024 Another fantastic Chaplin picture. It's so nice to see him making pictures in his own time rather than having to rush them out at a contracted clip. This is his first film under a new $1 million contract with First National that merely specifies 8 films, but no time frame. The camera work is as vibrant and alive as the film itself. There were hardly any of the old gags at all in this. Rather, much of the comedy emerged organically from the story. Even though it is still very much a comedy, Chaplin wrote in just enough pathos that I felt invested in the lives of the three main characters, and was rewarded at the end by finding them all living out a happy ending together. See more Petros T @PetrosTserpelis 08/15/2021 Quite a funny short, with lots of memorable, inventive bits and gags including some very well made scenes with dogs, but also an emotionally engaging one that will have you rooting for our hero in no time. See more Marco M @RT40736272 07/19/2020 Great classic silent movie with some very funny scenes, especially the scene with Charlie and his brother Syd. See more sean l @RT42433433 06/01/2020 A quick-tempo silent treat from Charlie Chaplin's creative heyday. Here he rescues and befriends a perfectly-matched little mutt, personality for miles, to join him in his daily duties: sneaking into bars, swiping free samples from food vendors and sleeping in the fence-shaded dirt of an abandoned lot. That's perfectly ripe ground for Chaplin, who expertly delivers laughs in his own inimitable style, though I do wonder why the pup isn't featured more often. Most times, he's referenced off-screen or written out of the scene entirely, which seems like a wasted opportunity. Still, the sight gags and wind-ups are good enough that we've soon forgotten all about the once-promising tandem act. Not that Chaplin is any stranger to carrying a film on his own. His smoothest scenes - a clever repeat escape from the pesky policeman, a cheeky disappearing act at the expense of the local baker, riotous hand pantomime with a KO'd criminal and his hoodlum buddy - can be seen and adored in a vacuum. They might not be as grand or cohesive as his later features, but these shorter films are a veritable jungle gym for Chaplin's brand of simple, efficient, high-level clowning. See more Read all reviews

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