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Summary
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 94Audiences 84GoodWatch 89
Tomatometer98%
Metascore90
Audience score93%
Letterboxd · 110 K ratings4.1/5
IMDb8.1
User score8.0
Box office
4.3×its budget
- Budget
- $923 K
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it earned $3 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for adventure movies, −8 min on the typical 103
typical 10395Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
1925
July 13, 1925
101 years ago
Genres
AdventureComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 62
Charlie ChaplinThe Lone Prospector
Mack SwainBig Jim
Tom MurrayBlack Larsen
Henry BergmanHank Curtis
Malcolm WaiteJack
Georgia HaleGeorgia- JAJack AdamsMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- FAFrank AderiasEskimo Child (uncredited)
- LALeona AderiasEskimo Child (uncredited)
- LALillian AdrianWoman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Sam AllenMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)- CAClaude AndersonMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- HAHarry ArrasMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Albert AustinProspector (uncredited)- FBF.J. BeauregardMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- MBMarta BelfortWoman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- WBWilliam BellMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- FBFrancis BernhardtMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- EBE. BlumenthalMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- WBWilliam BradfordMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- GBGeorge BrockMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- PBPete BroganMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- WBWilliam ButlerMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Jimmy DimeMan in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Charlie Chaplin Director, Writer
Camera · 1
- Roland Totheroh Director of Photography
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