The Gold Rush

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The Gold Rush

Released Jun 26, 1925

1h 22m

Comedy

Drama

Adventure

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Martin Dickstein

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

While I find that The Gold Rush is no chrystallized mirror of unmatched genius, it is at the same time as far superior to the usual run of celluloid foolishment as to discard any immediate necessity for comparison.

Jun 24, 2025

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ETR Staff

Exhibitor's Trade Review

Chaplin is superb. He is a comedian, true yet he is also a great dramatic artist, and in this production he has so well mixed the elements, that the world of celluloid must bend the knee.

Jun 24, 2025

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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

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Stephen C

A successful silent movie in just 1 hour and 22 minutes!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Garrett B

Iconic, The Gold Rush is entertaining, funny, and unforgettable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/25

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William B

Comedy and reflexion story that a genius like Chaplin could perfectly make into my favorites of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Dani G

The classic of mute comedy classics. Personally, it's the most representative of Chaplin. Hilarious and magical

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Steve D

I didn't get a lot out of it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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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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