Movie Description 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. Re-release in 1942 featured sound narration. Academy Award Nominations: 2, Best Sound Recording, Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.
| Credits | | Cast: | Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain |
Notes Premiered at Grauman's Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California, June 26, 1925. Opened in New York City at the Strand Theater on August 15, 1925.
THE GOLD RUSH was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1992.
A silent film.
Re-issued to theaters in April 1942. This laserdisc was taken from Chaplin's own prints of the 1942 revival.
Laserdisc is part of the FoxVideo collection, "Chaplin: A Legacy of Laughter."
Copyright 1925 Charles Chaplin. Copyright 1969 The Roy Export Company.
Editorial Reviews "...THE GOLD RUSH is still Chaplin's most perfectly realized comedy and one of those rare movies that enchant anew no matter how many times you've seen it..." Entertainment Weekly - p.61 - Tim Purtell
"[P]leasingly frantic and inventive..." Premiere - Premiere Staff (08/01/2006)
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