Number 170 on IMDb's Top 250
A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her heart with his singular charm.
Trivia: There was 27 times more film shot than appeared in the final cut. The scene where The Lone Prospector and Big Jim have a boot for supper took three days and 63 takes to suit director Chaplin. The boot was made of licorice, and Chaplin was later rushed to hospital suffering insulin shock. The "dancing rolls" sequence was so popular with audiences that, in some cases (such as the film's Berlin premiere), projectionists stopped the film and replayed the scene.
This movie was typical Charlie Chaplin. Which is to say, very funny. The little tramp has a bunch of hardships, meets a beautiful woman, and sweeps her off her feet. It also includes two classic Chaplin moments. Chaplin eats his shoe when he is starving, and he entertains four girls by dancing with two rolls and two forks. I'm glad I finally got to see it.
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