The Gold Rush - 1925

Gold Rush Framed Art Print
32 in. x 44 in.
Buy at AllPosters.com


The Gold Rush (1925) is the quintessential Chaplin / Little Tramp film, with a balance of slapstick comedy and pantomime, social satire and emotional and dramatic moments of tenderness. It was Chaplin's own personal favorite films, showcasing the classic character of Tramp (called the "small" in the version re-release) as a romantic idealist and one gold prospector at the turn of the century, with his cane derby, distinctive walk, tight clothes shabby, and mustache.

Classic scenes include the stage of famine two prospectors cabin blocked boil and eat a meticulously stewed shoe, vagabond's cabin-mate delirium, imagining his companion as a large chicken, the cabin teetering on the edge of a cliff, and Chaplin's lonely New Year Party fantasized the day (with dinner rolls dance routine), when he expects a girl who never comes.

Early working titles for the film included Lucky Strike and The History of the North. The film, partly inspired by the macabre story Donner Party, was shot (on a 15-month period from spring 1924-summer 1925) both on land of Hollywood and back in the studio in Truckee, California / Nevada, and premiered in New York, the Strand Theatre in mid-August 1925. Chaplin film was reissued in 1942 with narration added sound and music, both spoken and composed / arranged by Chaplin.