Reviews

The Gold Rush (1925) Director: Charles Chaplin Writer: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama Type: Silent Film

'The Gold Rush' wasn't my first Chaplin and this isn't my first watch either, but since I almost always seek out a movie as it was originally intended, I saw the 1925 cut of the film before the later 1942 version.

The Gold Rush follows the Tramp and his run ins with a convict, a successful prospector, and a beautiful woman during the search for gold in the Klondike gold rush.

Admittedly, it does help the movie flow quite a bit, though it does make me wonder how the film would have played out if it'd been the proper silent version, though I suppose if I care that much then I can try watching the silent version on the film's Wikipedia page.