FILM 1290: THE GOLD RUSH
TRIVIA: 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.
The scene where The Lone Prospector
and Big Jim have a boot for supper took three days and 63 takes to suit
director Charles Chaplin. The boot
was made of licorice, and Chaplin was later rushed to a hospital suffering
insulin shock. The boot was made by the firm of Hillaby's in Pontefract, West
Yorkshire, England; Pontefract is famous for growing licorice and making it
into "Pomfret [Pontefract] Cakes".
The movie's poster was as #13 of
"The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.
Originally a stagehand wore the
chicken suit from Jim's hallucination. But when he couldn't mime Charles Chaplin's walk and
manners, Chaplin himself donned the suit.
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