The Gold Rush
Charlie Chaplin
IN
"the Gold Rush"
A
Dramatic
Comedy
Written and Directed
by
Charlie Chaplin
Copyright © MCMXXV by Charles Chaplin
Copyright © MCMXLII by Charles Chaplin. Copyright renewed MCMLXIX by Charles Chaplin
This version, Copyright © Roy Export Company Establishment MCMXCIII
Assistant Directors
H. D'Abbadie D'Arrast
Charles F. Reisner
Photography
by
Rollie H. Totheroh, A.S.C.
Settings
by
Charles D. Hall
CAST OF CHARACTERS
The Lone Prospector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Charlie Chaplin | |
Big Jim McKay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Mack Swain | |
Black Larsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Tom Murray | |
Jack Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Malcolm Waite | |
The Girl, Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Georgia Hale | |
Hank Curtis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Henry Bergman | |
During the Great Gold Rush of Alaska, men in thousands came from all parts of the world. Many of them were ignorant of the hardships before them, the intense cold, the lack of food—and a journey through regions of ice and snow was a problem that awaited them.
The Chilkoot Pass. A test of man's endurance. At this point many turned back discouraged, whilst others went bravely on.
The Top of the Pass.
Three days from anywhere. A Lone Prospector.
Another lone prospector.
Jim McKay
Big Jim's Lucky Strike.
"I've found it! I've found it! A Mountain of Gold."
N
WE
S
HERE LIES JIM SOURDOUGH
ON THIS SPOT
GOT LOST IN THE SNOW
FRIDAY 1898
Then came a storm.
A Lone Cabin.
And a lone man.
WANTED
BLACK LARSEN
"Get out of here!"
"Get out, the pair of you."
"There's another bullet left, so beat it!"
"I'll stay right here!"
The storm raged for days.
And three men were hungry.
"I must have food!"
"What are you eating?"
"Nothing."
"We must get food. One of us must brave that storm."
"We'll cut the cards, and the low man goes."
The Hand of the Law.
"Black Larsen!"
Thanksgiving Dinner.
Indifferent to his comrades plight, Black Larsen stumbles on the claim of Big Jim McKay.
"Food! Food!"
"I thought you was a chicken."
"I'm sorry, I must be crazy."
Chicken or no chicken, his friend looks appetizing.
Then came the parting of the ways. One to his secret mine. The other to his fate.
Back to the mountain of gold.
The North. A law unto itself.
One of the many cities in the Far North, built overnight during the great gold rush.
ELIZAROFF
PHOTOS
Jack. The ladies man.
ry Night
-the-
Monte Carlo
DANCING
GIRLS
Georgia.
"Georgia."
A disappointed prospector.
The only gold he made with pick and shovel.
That night in the Monte Carlo dance hall.
Georgia.
MONTE CARLO DANCE HALL
The Stranger.
"What's wrong with you tonight, dear?"
"I guess I'm bored."
"If I could only meet some one worth while—I'm so tired of this place."
"How's the little spitfire?"
"Oh quit that stuff and have a drink."
"You're pretty fresh, ain't ya?"
"Come on now, me and you are going to dance."
"Hey you! Come here!"
"Do you mind dancing with me?"
"You see, I'm very particular who I dance with."
The following morning.
Hank Curtis cabin. Within a stone throw of the dance hall.
One way of getting breakfast.
Big Jim McKay owing to the blow he had received, lost his memory and wandered aimlessly on.
Hank Curtis and his partner prepare for a trip to their mine.
"Who is the little fellow?"
"Just someone to take care of the cabin while I'm away."
"Don't forget to feed the mule."
Away from the dance hall.
Georgia.
"I haven't seen you since we danced together."
"I guess you're lonesome here."
"Yes Mam."
"Why don't you invite us to dinner sometime?"
"Oo! Yes Mam."
"Will you really come to dinner?"
"Oh yes! Let's make it New Year's Eve, girls."
"Very well, eight o'clock New Year's Eve."
"I left my gloves."
To make possible the New Year's dinner, he begged, borrowed and shovelled.
RESTAURANT
GENERAL MERCHANDISER
New Year's Eve.
HAPPY
NEWYEAR
Five minutes to Eight.
to my
Love
"Hello Georgia!"
"Hello Jack!"
"Speech! Speech!"
"I'm so h-h-happy—Oh, I can't——"
"But I'll dance the Oceana Roll."
"He's wonderful!"
"Our old friend Scotty will sing Auld Lang Syne."
"That reminds me, our little friend the tramp."
"Let's go up and have some fun with him."
"Do you love me?"
"Yes."
"You go first. We'll scare the wits out of him."
"Isn't he here?"
"Well it doesn't matter. Kiss me."
"Please don't!"
"The joke has gone too far, let's go!"
"Why don't you kiss me?"
"You will!"
The recorder's office the next day. Big Jim McKay wanders into town.
"I have a mountain of gold."
"Where is this place?"
"I can't remember."
W. DAVIS
DISTRICT
RECORDER
ASSAYER
"The Cabin! That's it! If I only knew the way to the Cabin, I could find the mine."
"I'm sorry Jim, but we're very busy."
In the Dance Hall that night.
I'm sorry for what I did last night. Please forgive me-
I love you
Georgia
"Come here bum."
"Say! Come here."
"Give that bum this note, and don't tell him I sent it."
"Have you seen Georgia?"
"Where's Georgia?"
"Where's Georgia?"
"THE CABIN!"
"THE CABIN!"
"THE CABIN!"
"The Cabin! The Cabin! Take me to the Cabin."
"Take me to the Cabin and I'll make you a millionaire in less than a month."
"GEORGIA!"
"Georgia, I got your note——"
"—and now I'm going to make good——"
"To the Cabin!"
After a long and tedious journey.
"The Cabin at last!"
"Bring in the eats, and in the morning we'll start for the mine."
Man proposes, but a storm disposes.
And as our slumbering heroes slept throughout the storm—fate guided them to a spot where all was calm.
Blissful ignorance.
Preparing for breakfast.
"It's the stomach."
"I'll see what's outside."
"Take it easy!"
"Don't move! Don't breathe!"
"My Claim! My Claim! At last I've found my claim."
"Look! We're rich! We're millionaires."
Good bye Alaska. Homeward bound on the good ship success.
"Make way for the Multi-millionaires."
The Press.
"The press is publishing a story of your career. Would you kindly pose for us in your mining clothes?
"No, no, not the nails—the corns."
Everything but Georgia.
Georgia.
Searching for a stowaway.
"He's in the steerage here somewhere. If I find him I'll put him in irons."
"So you're the stowaway—I've been looking for you."
"Please, please, don't put him in irons. I'll pay his fare."
"A stowaway, heck! That's Big Jim's partner, the Multi-millionaire."
"James. Make arrangements for another guest."
"Excuse me, Sir—Who is the Lady?"
"Congratulations."
"Gee! This will make a wonderful story."
"Hold! Still!"
"Oh! You've spoilt the picture."
THE END
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