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The Gold Rush


Date: 1925
Type: Drama / Comedy
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Black and White / Silent
Director: Charles Chaplin
Producer: Charles Chaplin

Comment/Synopsis

A tramp (Chlares Chaplin) goes to Alaska to try and make his fortune in the Alaskan gold rush. He competes with another man (Mack Swain) for the affections of a woman (Georgia Hale) and looks after a cabin of another miner. This is a good Charlie Chaplin comic slapstick film, with a good selection of visual jokes as well as a character that attracts sympathy. This is one of those films that made Chaplin one of the best silent comedians.

Actors


Charles ChaplinCharles Chaplin
Mack SwainMack Swain
Tom Murray
Malcolm Waite
Georgia Hale
Henry Bergman

Oscars

None
Production
Charles Chaplin Productions