The Gold Rush (1925) – Filming Locations
Adventure / Comedy / Drama · Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Starring Charlie Chaplin, Georgia Hale
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Where was The Gold Rush filmed?
- Truckee, California, United States, Truckee – The Prospector and the Big Jim arrive in the snowy mountain wilderness searching for gold. The harsh Sierra Nevada winter landscape provided authentic Yukon Gold Rush atmosphere for the film's opening sequences
- Los Angeles, California, United States, Los Angeles – Dance hall sequences, urban scenes, and various interior/exterior studio-built sets. Chaplin's own studio facilities and the Los Angeles area were used for the film's more controlled sequences and the famous dance hall scenes
- Edna Purviance's residence area, California, United States, Los Angeles – Chaplin's Tramp character encounters the heroine in various outdoor and street settings. Los Angeles streets and neighborhoods served as settings for the narrative sequences bridging the Yukon mining storyline with the romantic plot