A DOG'S LIFE

Released 97 years ago, this was Chaplin's first "million dollar comedy" for First National and the first film he made in his newly built studio in Hollywood.

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"Scraps--A Thoroughbred Mongrel." His real name was Mut (or Mutt). The story goes that when Charlie left for a Liberty Bond tour shortly after filming was completed, Mut, who had become very attached to him, died of "a broken heart."  He was buried on the studio grounds.

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This was the first of Charlie's film to feature his brother, Sydney,  who  had already made several successful films for Keystone including the "Gussle" films and The Submarine Pirate.

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Syd's first wife, Minnie, (far left) appears in the dancehall scenes usually dancing with Albert Austin (with mustache) who is getting ready to cut in on Minnie and her dance partner in this scene.

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The dance hall drummer (Chuck Reisner) thinks Charlie has a tail.  This was Reisner's first film with Chaplin.

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"A new singer sings an old song"

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...and makes everyone cry

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including Henry Bergman, dressed as a woman, and Loyal Underwood.

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Edna's singing inspires the bartender, played by Andy Anderson,  to put back the money he stole from the cash register.  Anderson later became the skipper of Chaplin's yacht, Panacea.

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This was also the first film in which Granville Redmond appears. Redmond was a deaf painter who kept a studio on Chaplin's lot.

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"I'm flirting"

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Poor Mut was plied with alcohol for this scene.

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"Hellooo"