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The Gold Rush is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman and Malcolm Waite . Chaplin drew inspiration from photographs of the Klondike Gold Rush as well as from the story of the Donner Party ...
- Mack Swain
Mack Swain (born Moroni Swain; February 16, 1876 – August...
- Henry Bergman
Biography. Born in San Francisco, California, Bergman acted...
- Sam Allen
Sam Allen (December 25, 1861 – September 13, 1934) was an...
- Tiny Sandford
Biography. Sandford was born in Osage, Iowa, in 1894.After...
- Mack Swain
The Gold Rush: Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman. A prospector goes to the Klondike during the 1890s gold rush in hopes of making his fortune, and is smitten with a girl he sees in a dance hall.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Charles Chaplin
- 1925-07-13
The Gold Rush, American silent film comedy, released in 1925, that starred Charlie Chaplin and was set amid the Alaskan gold rush of the late 1890s. The tale follows the adventures of Chaplin’s legendary Tramp character as he prospects for gold, fighting off wild animals and greedy competitors.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Background. The Gold Rush (1925) is the quintessential Chaplin/Little Tramp film, with a balance of slapstick comedy and pantomime, social satire, and emotional and dramatic moments of tenderness. It was Chaplin's own personal favorite film, that showcases the classic Tramp character (referred to as "The Little Fellow" in the re-release version ...
Big Jim, a gold prospector has just discovered a massive stash of gold on his patch of land. When a blizzard strikes, and A Lone Prospector gets lost in the same storm, the two must fight for the territory. As they encounter one adventure after another, The Lone Prospector is lead to and eventually meets the love of his life.
The Gold Rush. (1925) NR 08/15/1925 (US) Adventure , Comedy , Drama 1h 35m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. The World's Greatest Laughing Picture!
The Film. Charlie eats his shoe in one of the film's most famous scenes. The Gold Rush abounds with now-classic comedy scenes. The historic horrors of the starving 19th century pioneers inspired the sequence in which Charlie and his partner Big Jim (Mack Swain) are snowbound and ravenous. Charlie cooks and eats his boot, with all the airs of a ...
