"In 1917 Charles Chaplin (more picture of Chaplin) decided to become an independent producer in a desire for more freedom and greater leisure in making his movies. Early in 1918, Chaplin entered into an agreement with First National Exhibitors' Circuit, a new organization specially formed to exploit his pictures. His first film under this new deal was ""A Dog's Life"". After this production, he turned his attention to a national tour on behalf of the war effort, following which he made a film the US government used to popularize the Liberty Loan drive: ""The Bond""."
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