The Gold Rush (1925)
(Entire movie - It's been in the public domain since 1953)
Directed By: Charles Chaplin
Starring: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Georgia Hale
Length: 96 min
Genre: Comedy
Base On: Original Screenplay by Charles Chaplin
The Tramp (Charles Chaplin) heads to Alaska to participate in the gold rush.
Here is a detailed plot summery:
http://www.filmsite.org/gold.html
This movie was hilarious. One scene, in which a cabin is sliding acrossed the ice, and doors are opening and shutting, and the Tramp and the other 2 men in the scene keeps getting kicked out of the cabin, fall back into the cabin, over and over, had me rolling. The film also included the infamous "roll dance".
The only real downside is that I watched a rerelease of the movie that had Chaplin narrating the movie, instead of the original silent movie. You'd think a narrated movie would be easier to watch than a silent movie...but not really. The timing of the set ups between narration and what was on screen seemed off. I thought it was more dstracting than anything.
Entertainment Rating: 9/10
Historical Rating: 9/10