Director
Charlie Chaplin
Leading Actors/Actresses
Charlie Chaplin
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Malcolm Waite, Georgia Hale
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Language
English
Awards
Academy Award Nomination for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (1943)
Date of Release
1925
Producer
Charlie Chaplin
Setting and Context
Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush
Narrator and Point of View
The Lone Prospector
Tone and Mood
Comedic and Dramatic
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist is The Lone Prospector. Antagonists are Black Larsen and Jack Cameron.
Major Conflict
Georgia tells The Tramp she will come to his cabin for New Years Eve and doesn't show up.
Climax
After finding millions of dollars of gold with McKay, The Tramp reunites with Georgia on a ship and they sail away with a kiss.
Foreshadowing
Larsen is tearing up his wanted posters and throwing them in the fire. It foreshadows that he will be a threat.
Understatement
Jack being the intended recipient of Georgia's apology letter is understated.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
n/a
Allusions
n/a
Paradox
Jack treats Georgia like crap but paradoxically she loves him.
Parallelism
The cabin on the edge of the cliff with The Tramp and McKay parallels The Tramp walking on the edge of the cliff in the opening scene.
