A Dog's Life

1918 film by Charlie Chaplin
Movie short_film Q1070484
A Dog's Life
Charles Chaplin, A Dog's Life, A, 1918, First National Pictures (US) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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A Dog's Life

Summary

A Dog's Life is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Dog's Life's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • A Dog's Life was directed by Charlie Chaplin[4].
  • Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for A Dog's Life[5].
  • A Dog's Life's composer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[6].
  • A Dog's Life's genre is comedy film[7].
  • A Dog's Life's genre is silent film[8].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was Charlie Chaplin[9].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was Edna Purviance[10].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was Albert Austin[11].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was Sydney Chaplin[12].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was Henry Bergman[13].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was Charles Reisner[14].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was Tom Wilson[15].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was James T. Kelley[16].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was Bud Jamison[17].
  • A cast member of A Dog's Life was Bert Appling[18].
  • A Dog's Life was produced by Charlie Chaplin[19].
  • A Dog's Life's production company is recorded as First National Pictures[20].
  • A Dog's Life's director of photography is recorded as Roland Totheroh[21].
  • A Dog's Life's Commons category is recorded as A Dog's Life (1918 film)[22].
  • A Dog's Life was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • A Dog's Life's color is recorded as black-and-white[24].
  • A Dog's Life's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • A Dog's Life was published on January 1, 1918[26].
  • A Dog's Life's distributed by is recorded as First National Pictures[27].

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Authorship and Creation

A Dog's Life was produced by Charlie Chaplin[19]. It was directed by Charlie Chaplin[4]. Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Charlie Chaplin[9], Edna Purviance[10], Albert Austin[11], Sydney Chaplin[12], Henry Bergman[13], and Charles Reisner[14].

Publication

A Dog's Life was released on January 1, 1918[26]. Genres include comedy film[7] and silent film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[23].

Why It Matters

A Dog's Life ranks in the top 4% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . pariscine.com. pariscine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . allmovie.com. allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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