The Gold rush

United States, 1942

Film
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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

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)

Wikidata

Q214723

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