The Gold Rush Charlie Chaplin (1925)

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In this classic silent comedy, the Little Tramp (Charles Chaplin) heads north to join in the Klondike gold rush. Trapped in a small cabin by a blizzard, the Tramp is forced to share close quarters with a successful prospector (Mack Swain) and a fugitive (Tom Murray). Eventually able to leave the cabin, he falls for a lovely barmaid (Georgia Hale), trying valiantly to win her affections. When the prospector needs help locating his claim, it appears the Tramp's fortunes may change.

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00:01:05In the great gold rush, Alaska was the hope and dream of way-worn men.

00:01:09The ruthless siren of the far north, beckoning thousands to her icy bosom,

00:01:13beckoning thousands to her unknown regions.

00:01:15The Chilkoot Pass was the great barrier to the gold fields.

00:01:18Over this pass, men faced untold misery and hardship.

00:01:21Many lost their lives. Some fell exhausted the wayside.

00:01:24Others lost courage and turned back.

00:01:25But the brave went on.

00:01:31Far into the icy north, deep into the silent nowhere,

00:01:34came an undaunted lone prospector.

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00:02:22And somewhere in that nowhere was another lone prospector.

00:02:32With cheerful optimism, our little Columbus descended into the vast, uncharted waste,

00:02:36then stopped, stepped, slipped, and slid.

00:02:54Now, let me see, thought the little fellow.

00:02:56Before I know where I am, I must get there.

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00:03:39There in that frozen wilderness a dream came true,

00:03:41And a lone voice shrieked into the solemn sky.

00:03:44Eureka, I found it!

00:03:45A mountain of gold.

00:03:53But the elements laughed, roared, and thundered.

00:04:00But the elements laughed, roared, and thundered.

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00:04:44And out of the lashing storm into the moaning shack came the little fellow.

00:04:47To find shelter, perhaps a little hospitality.

00:05:02And there he sat resting his weary bones as the icy wind howled through the knothole.

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00:05:39I'm here, said Lawson.

00:05:41What are you doing?

00:05:43Eating, obviously, said the little fellow.

00:05:45Get out.

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00:05:55Go on.

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00:06:08And the wind also was giving Big Jim his troubles.

00:06:11Thank you, sir.

00:06:56Big Jim was the noble type.

00:06:58He had suffered.

00:06:59Oh, how he loved to suffer.

00:07:00He suffered about everything.

00:07:25Get out.

00:07:26Get out, said Black Larson, or I'll fill you both full of lead.

00:07:37Now then, the pair of you get out.

00:07:40Out!

00:07:42That kind of noise, Jim don't tolerate.

00:08:35I'll stay right here, understand?

00:08:37Right here, said Big Jim.

00:08:40Yes, sir.

00:08:41He'll stay right here, said the little fellow.

00:08:51Understand?

00:08:52We stay right here.

00:08:59And stay they did for days and nights, and their cabin moaned and groaned, and two men

00:09:04walked and never talked, and hunger gnawed their bones.

00:09:14I must have food, dear old big Jim.

00:09:17I must have food.

00:09:46So, here we go.

00:09:57What are you eating, said Black Larson?

00:10:00Nothing, said the little fellow.

00:10:02Open your mouth.

00:10:14Liar, it's that candle.

00:10:16That, said the little fellow?

00:10:18How revolting.

00:10:22If I thought you were holding out on me, I'd switch a gizzard.

00:10:32What are you eating, said Black Larson?

00:10:54One of us must brave that storm, said Big Jim, if we're to get food.

00:11:00Come here, the pair of you.

00:11:04We'll cut the cards and the low man goes.

00:11:23You're the man, said Jim.

00:11:32Goodbye, good luck, said the little fellow.

00:11:33Don't forget to bring home the bacon.

00:11:59Somewhere in that nowhere, the law was looking for Black Larson.

00:12:03Oh, my God.

00:12:05Oh, my God.

00:12:26Oh, my God.

00:12:30Oh, my God.

00:13:04Desperate with hunger, and here it was, Thanksgiving Day.

00:13:07Nevertheless, there was something to be thankful for.

00:13:20Not quite done yet, said the little fellow.

00:13:21Give it two more minutes.

00:13:22Come on, come on, said Big Jim.

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00:15:57After scouring the country for food, the little fellow had to admit he had seen nothing.

00:16:02Not even a field mouse.

00:16:13From the pangs of hunger, Big Jim was becoming delirious, hysterical.

00:16:17In fact, it was a pain in the neck.

00:16:19Food, food, he thundered.

00:16:24I can put another shoe in the pot, said the little fellow.

00:16:26No, no.

00:16:27Anything but that.

00:16:31Poor Jim.

00:16:32He couldn't take it.

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00:16:41Oh, my God.

00:17:23What's the matter, said the little fellow?

00:17:25I thought you were a chicken.

00:17:35Oh, well, build up the fire, said Big Jim.

00:18:00What's the matter with you, said the little fellow?

00:18:03Come, my pretty bird, said Big Jim.

00:18:05Don't be childish.

00:18:18Hey, quit it.

00:18:19Don't be foolish.

00:18:19It's me.

00:18:23You, said Jim.

00:18:26I'm sorry.

00:18:26I must be crazy.

00:18:28Huh.

00:18:28You're telling me, said the little fellow.

00:18:34There, now.

00:18:34You go inside, and I'll take the gun in case you lose it.

00:18:36Oh, my God.

00:18:37Oh, my God.

00:19:05Chicken or no chicken, the little fella looks appetizing to Big Jim.

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00:29:15Kind of fresh, ain't she, thought Jack?

00:29:17Get down off that high horse.

00:29:18Me and you are gonna dance.

00:29:21Hey there, pan out a tune.

00:29:27Just a moment.

00:29:28I said we're gonna dance.

00:29:29I beg your pardon, said Georgia.

00:29:31And to show her how to contempt for Jack, she picked out the most deplorable looking tramp in the dance

00:29:36hall.

00:29:37Hey you, come here.

00:29:42Yes, you.

00:29:42Do you want to dance?

00:29:47You see, I'm very particular whom I dance with.

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00:32:24And there he stood, the dauntless cavalier guarding her, her sanctuary.

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00:33:08If you want to make a hit with your lady friend, said Jack, you should tidy up and put your

00:33:11head on straight like this.

00:33:14Take that, you ouch!

00:33:27Ah, very good. Didn't know me own strength, said the little fellow.

00:33:56Hank Curtis Cabin was just a stone's throw from the dance hall.

00:33:59Hank was a mining engineer who lived alone and who occasionally went on long expeditions into the far north.

00:34:05Hank was kind and human, and our hero cold and hungry, and the beans smelled good and the coffee was

00:34:10steaming hot.

00:34:11So the little fellow devised a way of getting breakfast.

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00:36:33Goodbye, said Hank, and don't forget to feed the mule.

00:37:03Since that night in the dance hall, the little fellow had not seen Georgia, but an incident was to bring

00:37:08them together again.

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00:38:01There she stood, her loveliness lighting the room,

00:38:04filling his soul with the music of romance for which he was so ill-fitted.

00:38:08And as she introduced her friends, his heart began to sing.

00:38:25As they warmed themselves by the stove, he excused himself to get fire.

00:39:04And in that cabin, his secret was revealed, his love for Georgia.

00:39:09And the girls giggled and laughed, perhaps in order to hide their pity.

00:39:13For in the world of the dance hall, it wasn't wise for the girls to reveal their hearts.

00:39:17And so they thought they would have a little fun with him.

00:39:26There in the gloaming they sat, their faces alight with mischief.

00:39:30But all the while, his heart was singing.

00:39:56And so she fooled and flirted and stroked his hair.

00:39:59He knew she was fooling, but he was happy.

00:40:01For she was near him, holding his hand, smiling at him.

00:40:15Nice place you have here, said Georgia.

00:40:17I hope you will invite us again.

00:40:19What if she were fooling?

00:40:20He was enjoying the warmth of her attention.

00:40:23And the lady was enjoying the warmth of his chair.

00:40:48And now she was leaving.

00:40:50The light of her loveliness would be gone.

00:40:52And he would be left with an emptiness.

00:40:54To return to his bleak, lonely existence.

00:40:56Pardon me, said the little fellow.

00:40:58But, uh, he was lost for words.

00:41:03But would you really like to come again?

00:41:05Oh, of course, said Georgia.

00:41:06What do you say, girls?

00:41:08We'll come for dinner, New Year's Eve, said the ladies.

00:41:10Very well, said Georgia.

00:41:11We'll come to dinner, New Year's Eve.

00:41:25We'll come to dinner, New Year's Eve.

00:42:11And, of course, at that moment,

00:42:13Georgia would forget her gloves.

00:42:33For the next few days, the little fellow hustled and shoveled

00:42:37in order to buy that New Year's dinner.

00:42:50A New Year's Eve.

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00:44:02The Eve of the New Year, new hopes and new dreams.

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00:46:16And there was Georgia caressing him with her smiles and tender glances.

00:46:21And the girls called for a speech.

00:46:23But he was too happy to speak.

00:46:25All that mattered was Georgia was there.

00:46:27Georgia.

00:46:28So he muttered and stuttered and finally said,

00:46:30I can't make a speech, but I'll do a dance.

00:46:33And the dance he did with the rose.

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00:48:43All acquaintance be forgot

00:48:47And never brought to mind

00:48:53Should all acquaintance be forgot

00:48:59And days of old lang syne

00:49:05For old lang syne, my dear

00:49:11For old lang syne

00:49:17We'll break our cup for kindness yet

00:49:22For old lang syne

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00:50:04Of a promise crept into Georgia's mind

00:50:08Let's go up and visit the little fellow, she said

00:50:19Let's go up and visit the little lang syne

00:50:48We'll have a little fun with him, said Jack

00:50:49We'll send Georgia in first, then give him a scare

00:51:18Let's go up and visit the little lang syne

00:51:46Oh, forget it, said Jack

00:51:47How about giving me a little attention

00:52:10A day or so later in the recorder's office

00:52:13Big Jim tried to convince the assayers

00:52:15That he had a mountain of gold

00:52:20Where is this place, they said

00:52:22But Big Jim's memory had failed him

00:52:25All he knew was

00:52:26That it was near the cabin

00:52:35The cabin, that's it

00:52:36If I could find my way to the cabin

00:52:38I could find the mine

00:52:41But I can't remember

00:52:58Hey, said Jack

00:52:59Your lady friend, Georgia's been looking for you

00:53:00But the little fellow knew otherwise

00:53:02How dare that cat mention her name so lightly

00:53:04For two pins, he would give him another thrashing

00:53:07However, at that moment, being a little underweight

00:53:09He would ignore the insult

00:53:23But it was true

00:53:24Georgia had been looking for him

00:53:26Georgia had written him a letter

00:53:47And as he went looking for Georgia

00:53:49So Big Jim went looking for him

00:53:59You, you said Big Jim

00:54:05You, the very man I've been looking for

00:54:09In the cabin, in the cabin

00:54:11Where is it?

00:54:11Answer me, I say, answer me

00:54:12Can't you speak, man?

00:54:14Tell me, tell me

00:54:15Where's the cabin?

00:54:17The cabin, where is it?

00:54:19At last, I shall find my mountain of gold

00:54:21To your feet, man, quick

00:54:23You're coming with me

00:54:24Take me to the cabin

00:54:25And I'll make you a millionaire

00:54:26In less than a month

00:54:31Georgia

00:54:32Just a moment, said the little fellow

00:54:36Ah, Georgia

00:54:42You don't have to explain, I understand

00:54:43I love you

00:54:44I'm going to take you away from this life

00:54:46I'm going away

00:54:47And when I return

00:54:47I shall come back

00:55:01Exhausted and foot-weary

00:55:02They arrived at the cabin

00:55:08Ah, said Big Jim

00:55:09It won't be long now

00:55:10Bring in the yeast

00:55:11And tomorrow we'll start for the mine

00:55:14Here, take a swig of this

00:55:15It'll put hair on your top coat

00:55:21What do you say

00:55:22Then the tuber looked at?

00:55:25Ah, what do you say

00:55:38Are you going to take the shower?

00:55:38Did you see, say, get a swig of this

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00:55:52My, this is a heavy lamb chop, said the little fellow.

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00:56:55Then fate, it's always fate, played its little joke.

00:56:58And again the elements laughed, roared and thundered.

00:57:01But through it all, our heroes soundly slumbered.

00:57:32And the little fellow awoke, blissfully ignorant of what had happened the night before, but feeling definitely conscious of the

00:57:37morning after.

00:57:55Oh, well, thought the little fellow may as well tidy up and get breakfast.

00:58:22This is the worst liver attack I've ever had, thought the little fellow.

00:58:37Feel that rocking?

00:58:39It's the stomach.

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00:59:30It's not the stomach.

00:59:45Let's go to the other side, Sir Jim.

00:59:47We'll see how far it'll go over.

01:00:12Something must be missing underneath, said the little fellow.

01:00:17I'll go outside and see what it is.

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01:01:11Now, said Big Jim, don't get excited.

01:01:13Take it easy.

01:01:14Take it easy.

01:01:15Don't move.

01:01:15Don't breathe.

01:01:19I said, don't breathe, stupid.

01:01:26You can be most annoying at times.

01:01:32If you'll only be cool, be calm, said Big Jim, we have nothing to worry about.

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01:01:51Now, show a little character.

01:01:52Where's your willpower?

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01:02:00Now, listen, said Big Jim.

01:02:01I've got a very good idea.

01:02:02Hold your hands like this, then I can get out first.

01:02:29You see what I mean, said Big Jim?

01:02:30Your mind is chaotic.

01:02:32You have no psychology.

01:02:33You have no control.

01:02:54And Big Jim discovered his claim.

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01:03:33Now we shall be rich, said Jim.

01:03:34We shall be millionaires.

01:03:38And so they were.

01:04:00And now they were homeward bound and they were leaving the hardship and toil of Alaska.

01:04:04To live in the land of milk and honey.

01:04:06To live, laugh and indulge themselves in the lap of luxury.

01:04:09And they were famous and they were sought after by the press.

01:04:19In their cabin de luxe, they were welcomed and waited upon.

01:04:40And the reporter wanted to write the little fellow's life story from rags to riches.

01:04:44And he graciously consented.

01:04:58And Big Jim was manicured.

01:05:00No, not the nails, said he.

01:05:02The corns.

01:05:05And the reporter thought of a good idea.

01:05:07To have the little fellow pose in his mining clothes.

01:05:09It would make a human story.

01:05:20Georgia.

01:05:32And there she was in the steerage.

01:05:34Neither one knowing of the other's presence.

01:05:36And Georgia overheard the officer say there was a stowaway aboard.

01:05:44The officer from rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags

01:05:49to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags.

01:05:50The officer from rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags

01:05:54to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags

01:05:56to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags

01:05:59to rags to rags to rags to rags to rags.

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01:07:08You said Georgia

01:07:09I thought I'd never see you again

01:07:11And then she mistook him from the stowaway

01:07:28And the officer was going to put him in irons

01:07:31But Georgia pleaded for him and said she would pay his fare

01:07:43Heck, said the captain, that's no stowaway

01:07:45That's Big Jim's partner, the multimillionaire

01:07:50And of course there were apologies

01:07:53And the little fellow gathered himself together

01:07:55And James, the valet, was told to prepare for an extra guest

01:08:07Pardon me, said the reporter, but who's the lady?

01:08:11As of us does

01:08:12Oh, you don't say

01:08:13Well, congratulations

01:08:15Say, this will make a great story

01:08:16And with a happy ending

01:08:19And so it was

01:08:20A happy ending

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