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The Gold Rush

1925

Charles Chaplin

Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Georgia Hale, Tom Murray ...

8.4

28,413

Comedy. Drama. Adventure The Lone Prospector, a valiant weakling, seeks fame and fortune in the Alaskan wilderness. There, he meets Black Larson (Tom Murray) and large but gentler Big Jim McKay (Mack Swain), with whom he has some run-ins. Later on, at a dance hall, he encounters lovely young Georgia (Georgia Hale) and everything changes when he falls in love with her.

	Author	Review
United States	Variety	"It is the greatest and most elaborate comedy ever filmed, and will stand for years as the biggest hit in its field"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"Brilliantly directed and realised, the comic set pieces are of a quality rarely seen in modern cinema (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Mordaunt Hall The New York Times	"Here is a comedy with streaks of poetry, pathos, tenderness, linked with brusqueness and boisterousness. It is the outstanding gem of all Chaplin's pictures"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"This is quintessential Charlie, and unmissable."	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"The film is nevertheless flawed by its mawkish sentimentality and by its star's endless winsome attempts to ingratiate himself into the sympathies of his audience."	NEG
United States	Bill Weber Slant	"A high watermark in cinematic comedy (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ciara Wardlow Film School Rejects	"Chaplin claimed that The Gold Rush is the film he would most like to be remembered for, so we’re going to honor his wishes. And it’s not exactly hard to do, because it’s one of his greatest works."	POS
United Kingdom	Almar Haflidason BBC	"This comedy gem features some of his funniest scenes (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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