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The Gold Rush

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In this classic silent comedy, the Little Tramp (Charles Chaplin) heads north to join in the Klondike gold rush. Trapped in a small cabin by a blizzard, the Tramp is forced to share close quarters with a successful prospector (Mack Swain) and a fugitive (Tom Murray). Eventually able to leave the cabin, he falls for a lovely barmaid (Georgia Hale), trying valiantly to win her affections. When the prospector needs help locating his claim, it appears the Tramp's fortunes may change.
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A delightful blend of slapstick humor, poignant emotion, and social commentary, The Gold Rush encapsulates Chaplin's strengths as a writer, director, and star.

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Mildred Spain New York Daily News The Gold Rush collars you, plays quickly upon your emotions and leaves you in that mood where you can't laugh without a sob tearing through, or sob without a laugh bubbling up from the depths of the understanding of laugh. Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Mae Tinee Chicago Tribune Mr. Chaplin cooking and eating one of his famous shoes is a sight to make you rock with laughter -- that has in it a low rumble of sympathy. Jun 24, 2025 Full Review C.A. Lejeune Guardian When Chaplin is complex he is not true to himself. When we admire his complexities we are not true to him. To acclaim The Gold Rush among his finest work would be to confess a misunderstanding of the very qualities that have made Chaplin fine. Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez Loud and Clear Reviews Even after a century has passed, Charlie Chaplinā€™s The Gold Rush remains as poignant and hilarious as it was back in 1925. Rated: 5/5 Jul 10, 2025 Full Review Andy Punter InSession Film The filmā€™s enduring genius lies not just in its ability to make us laugh, but in its courage to suggest that the promise of fortune for all was a bleak and hollow joke, a punchline for which its creator would eventually pay a heavy price. Rated: A+ Jul 7, 2025 Full Review Gilbert Seldes The Nation Essentially it is hokum, but it is Chaplin's supreme talent to endow everything he does with life, and the hokum disappears under his magic hands, becoming the pure gold of comedy. Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marce S According to me, the best feature film by Chaplin, however I have not seen A Woman of Paris, Limelight and A Countess from Hong Kong. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/13/25 Full Review David Manuel R Very good movie of Charlie Champlin Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/18/25 Full Review Eye C A classic from 100 years ago is really amazing the work of this genius, how after a century he still makes laugh to the audience. And watching in a movie theater the day of the premiere one hundred years after is so special. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Julian Rex M Whimsical, poignant, and suitably dark, Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush delivers both as a classic example of screwball cinema and a profound meditation on romance and the perfect imperfection of personal growth. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/11/25 Full Review LABEL 2 ē™¾å¹“ēŗŖåæµę”¾ę˜ ć€‚ē²¾å¦™ēš„č‚¢ä½“åŠØ作和ē„žę€č”Øę¼”č·Ø越ē™¾å¹“ę—¶å…‰ä¾ę—§åŠØäŗŗļ¼Œäø»äŗŗ公ēš„ę‹˜č°Ø态ē¾žę¶©å’Œå–„č‰ÆåœØå“åˆ«ęž—ēš„ę¼”ē»Žäø‹ę ¼å¤–ä¼ ē„žć€‚äø‰ę®µęœØå±‹ęˆåœØē‹­å°ēš„ē©ŗé—“äø­ę”¾å¤§äŗ†č§’č‰²ēš„ę€§ę ¼ļ¼Œä»„꜉限ēš„åœŗę™Æ和ęœŗ位äø²č”å‡ŗę·˜é‡‘ē”Ÿę“»ēš„äøę˜“ļ¼Œč®©č§‚ä¼—äŗŽē¬‘äø­å°č‹¦ļ¼Œäøē”±å¾—ę„Ÿę…Ø影像äøē«­ēš„åŠ›é‡ć€‚ Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review john h Chaplin's Gold Rush is a monumental part of his filmography as a comic actor and director of free will. It is an isolated film that is his "independent child". Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/05/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Charlie Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin

The Lone Prospector

Mack Swain

Big Jim McKay

Tom Murray

Black Larsen

Georgia Hale

Georgia

Betty Morrissey

Georgia's friend (uncredited)

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Synopsis In this classic silent comedy, the Little Tramp (Charles Chaplin) heads north to join in the Klondike gold rush. Trapped in a small cabin by a blizzard, the Tramp is forced to share close quarters with a successful prospector (Mack Swain) and a fugitive (Tom Murray). Eventually able to leave the cabin, he falls for a lovely barmaid (Georgia Hale), trying valiantly to win her affections. When the prospector needs help locating his claim, it appears the Tramp's fortunes may change.
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Producer
Charlie Chaplin
Screenwriter
Charlie Chaplin
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Charles Chaplin Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 26, 1925, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 5, 2017
Runtime
1h 22m
Aspect Ratio
Academy (1.33:1)
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