The Gold rush

A revival of the original silent Chaplin comedy with narrative and descriptive dialogue added about a lone prospector who ventures into Alaska for gold. He meets up with some unsavoury characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. Cast includes Mack Swain, Georgia Hale, Tom Murray and Henry Bergman. The narrative was written and spoken by Charles Chaplin.

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Credits

director

Charles Chaplin

Duration

01:06:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1942

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016224

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Comedy → Slapstick comedies

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Silent films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

TMDB-Movie

942694

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United States, 1942