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The Gold Rush Overview:

The Gold Rush (1925) was a Silent Films - Comedy Film directed by Charlie Chaplin and produced by Charlie Chaplin.

SYNOPSIS

This Chaplin classic finds Charlie in the Klondike searching for gold. Maintains a careful balance of masterful slapstick, romantic tenderness, and wry social satire. Also contains the celebrated "dancing dinner rolls" gag.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

The Gold Rush was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992.

Academy Awards 1942 --- Ceremony Number 15 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringMax TerrNominated
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The Gold Rush BlogHub Articles:

A Golden Film on Big Screen: The Gold Rush (Chaplin 1925)

By The Wonderful World of Cinema on Jan 25, 2015 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

Yesterday, I had the chance to see The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) on big screen at The Cinémathèque Québécoise which is a film conservatory based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where I live. I have seen The Gold Rush many times before, but seeing it on big screen was a completely new a wonde... Read full article

Movie experience: The Gold Rush on big Screen

By The Wonderful World of Cinema on Jan 22, 2015 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

I have the honour to tell you that, tomorrow, on January 23th 2015,  I will go see The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) on big screen. I will see it at La Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montreal where I live. It’s a movie I love and I have watched it so many times. Can’t wait to see it... Read full article

Silent Feature Sunday: The Gold Rush (1925)

By Bernardo Villela on Jul 6, 2014 From The Movie Rat

When I first posted this series part of the idea was to get to watching more silent films. However, that has yet to pan out (yet?). And rather than skipping an opportunity to post one such that its easily accessible where it may not be expected simply because it’d be “Yet another Chaplin... Read full article

The Gold Rush (1)

By Alyson on May 20, 2013 From The Best Picture Project

In 1925, Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush was one of the first feature films to star Chaplin in his Little Tramp role.  Before this time, The Tramp had been established and already well loved, but mostly in short films.  Here, Chaplin not only starred on screen, but he wrote, directed, edited and... Read full article

The Gold Rush (1925)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 28, 2012 From 4 Star Films

In this Charlie Chaplin flick we follow the little man or the Tramp as he prospects for gold in the Yukon. All alone and cold he stumbles upon a cabin where a corrupt man lives. However, the weather wreaks havoc and the Tramp finds himself eventually left with a fellow prospector. After a tim... Read full article

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The Gold Rush Quotes:

Georgia: Please, please, don't put him in irons. I'll pay his fare.
Georgia: Hey you! come here! Do you mind dancing with me?
Georgia: If I could only meet someone worthwhile -- I'm so tired of this place.
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The Gold Rush Facts
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #58 Greatest American Movie of All Time.
When shot silent, the film would utilize the entire image area available measuring 1.33:1. When reissued in 1942 with sound the sound strip was overlaid over the left part of the film, and the top and bottom were cropped as well to maintain the 1.37:1 academy ratio resulting in sometimes awkward image composition. This can be seen on the Warner DVD releases of the reissue, while the previous Image entertainment disc was mastered from the full silent aperture negative and does not contain the cropping.
The 2,500 men playing prospectors were real vagrants who were hired for one day's pay.
Was voted the 15th Greatest Film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
In his autobiography, Charles Chaplin revealed he had the idea for this film at Pickfair, the home of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Indeed, his two friends and associates were showing him pictures of Alaska and Klondike. One of them was picturing prospectors climbing the Chilkoot col, which gave Chaplin the subject of his next movie.
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