The Gold Rush
The World's Greatest Laughing Picture!
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Produced by Charles Chaplin Productions
A charming silent comedy-drama about a prospector's struggle for survival and love in the Klondike, balancing physical comedy with genuine romantic yearning and hardship.
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Essence
Ensemble
Charlie Chaplin
The Lone Prospector
Mack Swain
Big Jim
Tom Murray
Black Larsen
Henry Bergman
Hank Curtis
Malcolm Waite
Jack
Georgia Hale
Georgia
Jack Adams
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Frank Aderias
Eskimo Child (uncredited)
Leona Aderias
Eskimo Child (uncredited)
Lillian Adrian
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Sam Allen
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Claude Anderson
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
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