Principal cast
Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman and Malcolm Waite
Film 74 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Gold Rush
The World's Greatest Laughing Picture!
About the film
The Gold Rush at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1925 film at stop 74 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Key craft credits
Roland Totheroh (director of photography)
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Release
- 1925-07-13
- Runtime
- 95 minutes
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy and Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 15 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
Spoiler-free02
After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
15 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Charlie ChaplinCharacter: The Lone Prospector
- Mack SwainCharacter: Big Jim
- Tom MurrayCharacter: Black Larsen
- Henry BergmanCharacter: Hank Curtis
- Malcolm WaiteCharacter: Jack
- Georgia HaleCharacter: Georgia
- Jack AdamsCharacter: Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- Frank AderiasCharacter: Eskimo Child (uncredited)
- Leona AderiasCharacter: Eskimo Child (uncredited)
- Lillian AdrianCharacter: Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- Sam AllenCharacter: Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- Claude AndersonCharacter: Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Charlie ChaplinCredits: Director, Writer
- Roland TotherohCredits: Director of Photography
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