A Dog's Life (French: Une vie de chien) is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Maurice Cammage and starring Fernandel, Josseline Gaël and Félicien Tramel.^{[1] [2]} It was shot in 1941 but its release was delayed.^[3] It was made at the Marseille Studios in the Unoccupied Zone of France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.

Gustave Bourdillon is a teacher in a boarding school for girls. When the headmaster dies, Gustave courts his much younger widow Émilie Calumet. However she is convinced that her husband has returned to earth as a dog and dotes on it. Gustave sets out to win her over, going so far as to disguise himself as a woman in order to take an examination on her behalf.

• Fernandel as Gustave Bourdillon
• Josseline Gaël as Émilie Calumet
• Félicien Tramel as Triboule
• Jean-Pierre Kérien as Grégorius
• Francis Claude as Galloche
• Thérèse Dorny as Léocadie
• Jim Gérald as Calumet
• Édouard Delmont as Tournemire
• Médor as Le chien
• Gaston Orbal as Truphème
• Jean Pouzet as Postiche

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981.

• A Dog's Life at IMDb