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A Dog's Life, 1918
The tramp and his dog, side by side.
What
A 1918 American one-sheet for A Dog's Life, a silent comedy short released by First National.
Why
Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced and directed it as his first film for First National, under a $1 million contract for eight short films.
Notice
A signature runs across the foot with the printed words "His Signature" beneath it, above the line "In his First Million Dollar Picture".
“A tramp and a stray, equals”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- A Dog's Life (1918), dir. Charlie Chaplin
- Country / studio
- United States · First National Pictures
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- U.S. one-sheet, colour lithograph, 1918
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.
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The Double Bill
Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.
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