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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.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.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.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total
Jack Adams
- Man in Dance Hall
- (uncredited)
Frank Aderias
- Eskimo Child
- (uncredited)
Leona Aderias
- Eskimo Child
- (uncredited)
Lillian Adrian
- Woman in Dance Hall
- (uncredited)
Sam Allen
- Man in Dance Hall
- (uncredited)
Claude Anderson
- Man in Dance Hall
- (uncredited)
Harry Arras
- Man in Dance Hall
- (uncredited)
Albert Austin
- Prospector
- (uncredited)
F.J. Beauregard
- Man in Dance Hall
- (uncredited)
Marta Belfort
- Woman in Dance Hall
- (uncredited)
William Bell
- Man in Dance Hall
- (uncredited)
Francis Bernhardt
- Man in Dance Hall
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaSir Charles Chaplin stated that this was the film by which he most wanted to be remembered.
- GoofsWhen Big Jim is delirious and thinks The Lone Prospector is a chicken, The Lone Prospector removes a knife from the table and hides it in the bed. In one of the next shots, the knife is back on the table. Then in the next shot, it is gone again.
- Alternate versionsThere is a 1942 re-issue version, prepared by Charles Chaplin himself, which uses his own narration, music score, and editing (running time: 72 minutes). This version is the only one which has its copyright owned by the Chaplin Film company. Many scenes of the 1942 version derived from an alternate camera that was shooting simultaneously. This explains some of the very slight differences in camera angle, although Chaplin also deleted some footage in order to tighten the pacing (such as Big Jim and the Tramp's near-encounter in the Gold Rush town and the shot of a woman comforting another woman during the singing of "Auld Lang Syne".
- ConnectionsEdited into Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)
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One of the great Chaplin movies is 'The Gold Rush' and although it is not his best it contains one of the best known Chaplin-sequences. The sequence with the dancing rolls is one of the best I have seen in any Chaplin, whether it is a feature film or a two-reeler. For me this alone makes 'The Gold Rush' worth watching.
There are other great moments in this story where Chaplin is the Lone Prospector who falls in love with a girl named Georgia (Georgia Hale). When Chaplin has to find some gold (the movie isn't name 'The Gold Rush' for nothing) together with Hank (Henry Bergman) they stay in a cottage in the mountains. The sequence with this cottage after a blizzard is another that belongs to the greatest sequences in a Chaplin movie.
Of course we know from the start how things will end with the girl and the gold but the way that leads to that point is a nice one. Personally I think it is not great all the time, some sequences make it great, and sometimes even a little too simple. Because of the sequences described above (and some others) and because of the artist that Chaplin is this still belongs to the better silent movies I have seen.
There are other great moments in this story where Chaplin is the Lone Prospector who falls in love with a girl named Georgia (Georgia Hale). When Chaplin has to find some gold (the movie isn't name 'The Gold Rush' for nothing) together with Hank (Henry Bergman) they stay in a cottage in the mountains. The sequence with this cottage after a blizzard is another that belongs to the greatest sequences in a Chaplin movie.
Of course we know from the start how things will end with the girl and the gold but the way that leads to that point is a nice one. Personally I think it is not great all the time, some sequences make it great, and sometimes even a little too simple. Because of the sequences described above (and some others) and because of the artist that Chaplin is this still belongs to the better silent movies I have seen.
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Box office
- Budget
- $923,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $31,490
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Silent(original release)
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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