Black and white film guide - 1925 - The gold rush

1925, and new year in the film guide. Therefore, in the fourth year of this, we return to the beginning of our history, well, once again, we return to our beginning, meeting again with the fetish actor and with whom it all began, Charles Chaplin, and his today: «The Gold Rush»

In which we are going to meet, with a Chaplin, who takes us to travel to cold Alaska, personalizing in the film, the adventures of a lonely gold prospector who goes to his mountains, in search of the long-awaited gold.

«The Gold Rush» is a United Arts film, with a score of 8.4 and currently ranked 137th on the Imdb list, apart from 58th on the Afi list. Its budget was $0.9 million and it raised $4 million. Therefore, very similar to the collection he obtained for his previous film «The Kid » and that we have already recommended.

So, let’s focus on the film, I can tell you about this that it is a comedy if possible, more personal than his own «The Kid » Well, in this case, Charles Chaplin appears in all his technical aspects: Director, main actor and composer of his own BSo. So he barely leaves room for the rest, if we don’t have the help of the supporting actor Mack Swain who accompanies him.

So, with the presentations done, let’s enjoy it then. To do this, I leave you under the cover, the post published in Ok.ru and, under its trailer, the link to the full film in the original version with subtitles. Therefore, to enjoy its contents, you just have to click on the chosen option.

Synopsis: Chaplin’s masterpiece, in which he plays a lonely gold prospector who arrives in Alaska, at the turn of the century, in search of his fortune. A strong blizzard will lead him to take refuge in a bandit’s cabin. In 1942 it was re-released in sound version. (Filmaffinity)