The Gold Rush (1925) | |
| Director(s) | Charlie Chaplin |
| Producer(s) | Charlie Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Silent Films, Western |
| Top Topics | Gold, Romance (Comic), Slapstick, Yukon |
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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)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Max Terr | Nominated |
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The Gold Rush (1925) at 100
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 27, 2025 From 4 Star FilmsIt feels necessary to begin with a prelude to The Gold Rush. I came to a realization I’ve only ever seen Charlie Chaplin’s updated version from 1942 with a new sound introduction and soundtrack. In some ways, watching the original feels like seeing a new film. It was the first Chaplin fe... Read full article
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 CinemaYesterday, I had the chance to see The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) on big screen at The Cin?math?que Qu?b?coise 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 wonderful... 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 CinemaI 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 Cin?math?que Qu?b?coise 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 on b... Read full article
Silent Feature Sunday: The Gold Rush (1925)
By Bernardo Villela on Jul 6, 2014 From The Movie RatWhen 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 ProjectIn 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 pro... Read full article
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Quotes from
Georgia: Please, please, don't put him in irons. I'll pay his fare.
Georgia: If I could only meet someone worthwhile -- I'm so tired of this place.
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Facts about
This movie was re-released in theaters in 1942 with a new musical score. Much of the new music was written by Charles Chaplin himself, in collaboration with musical director Max Terr. Chaplin also added sound effects to the film, and replaced the silent movie title cards with descriptive voice-over narration. (The 1942 version is included in the two-disc Special Edition DVD of The Gold Rush.) The new release of the film received two Oscar nominations in 1943 - for Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, and (ironically) for Best Sound.
There was 27 times more film shot than appeared in the final cut.
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