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Dramatic Mirror, New York, April 27, 1918.
ADVERTISING IDEAS (...)
Catch Phrases (...)
„If you stay in Front of This Theater You Will Hear
the Roars of Laughter. You Would Enjoy It More If You Went
Inside and Joined In.“
(...) Dramatic Mirror, April 27, 1918
& „A Dog‘s Life“
(Chaplin-First National – Three Reels)
Reviewed by Peter Milne“ (...)
„But the laughs were loudest when he walked into a cafe
where no dogs were allowed with the pet canine
secreted in his trousers. The secret, however, was not kept
by the dog. Her tail found a hole in Charlie‘s trousers.
The spectacle of the comedian strolling across the floor with the
little white tail wagging for dear life was sidesplitting.“ (...)
(...) Screen Examinations,
Motion Picture News, April 27, 1918
& „A Dog‘s Life“
Charlie Returns Triumphantly in a Three-Reel
Laugh-Fest
I WOULD suggest to those of the exhibitors who expect
to play „A Dog‘s Life“ to fasten the roof of their theatre
more securely as it is liable to blow off from laugh explosions.
(...) CLEAR, CRISP BOX OFFICE
APPRAISALS, Motion Picture News, April 27, 1918
„The most continuously funny of his pictures to date“
Editorial content. „A Dog‘s Life
THE PICTURE
Three-part Farce by Charles Chaplin. Produced by Chaplin
and Released by First National Exhibitors‘ Circuit.
Features Charles Chaplin, supported by Edna Purviance
and Fred Starr. Directed by Charles Chaplin.
Values
Entertainment ............................ Very Good
Story ................................................... Good
Acting ................................................. Good
Photography ....................................... Good
Technical Handling .................... Very Good
Settings ................................................. Fair
Moral Effect .............................. Wholesome
Points of Interest
Charles Chaplin, in a three-reel picture. The most
unusual dog, who assists the star with almost human
intelligence and is always appealing. The countless original
situations and ideas. The almost continuous laughter
inspiration.
The Story and Production
Chaplin spent what seemed to be an interminably long
time makingA Dog‘s Life, his first production to be
released through the First National Exhibitors‘ Circuit. The
result was worth the extended labor. He has fashioned
a farce that is the most continuously funny of his pictures to
date.“ (...)
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