Vita da cani
Titolo originale: A Dog's Life
1918
Comedy
Spumeggiante mediometraggio dell'uomo con la bombetta, che qui -siamo al 1918- aveva già conosciuto il successo e continuava a tirar fuori dalla manica assi in serie. Questo “Vita da cani” è un giorno per caso nella vita di un vagabondo, con avventure e sventure messe in scena con la solita verve e umorismo. Da menzionare, fra le tante, la scena all'ufficio di collocamento, con tempismi degni dei migliori ballet, o quella in cui mangia di nascosto sul bancone del venditore ambulante in strada. Quest'ultima diventerà un classico della comicità slapstick, ripresa innumerevoli volte in futuro, da Villaggio ad esempio in una scena di “Fantozzi contro tutti”.
Cast
| Attore | Ruolo |
|---|---|
| Charlie Chaplin | Tramp |
| Dave Anderson | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Bert Appling | Unemployed Man (uncredited) |
| Albert Austin | Crook (uncredited) |
| Henry Bergman | Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-Hall Lady (uncredited) |
| Alva D. Blake | Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Mel Brown | Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited) |
| Minnie Chaplin | Dance-Hall Dramatic Lady (uncredited) |
| Syd Chaplin | Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Cleveland | Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Slim Cole | Unemployed Man (uncredited) |
| Margaret Cullington | Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Billy Dill | Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Margaret Dracup | Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Jack Duffy | Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Robert Dunbar | Old Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Ella Eckhardt | Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Minnie Eckhardt | Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Ted Edwards | Unemployed Man / Bartender (uncredited) |
| Jerry Ferragoma | Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Louis Fitzroy | Unemployed Man (uncredited) |
| Charles Force | Unemployed Man (uncredited) |
| John L. Franck | Old Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Jim Habif | Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Oliver Hall | Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Fay Holderness | Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| Jean Johnson | Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| J. Parks Jones | Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| James T. Kelley | Tamale Customer/Unemployed/Market Owner/Musician (uncredited) |
| John Lord | Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
Equipaggio
| Ruolo | Nome |
|---|---|
| Director | Charlie Chaplin |
| Writer | Charlie Chaplin |
| Producer | Charlie Chaplin |