Film clips from a re-release of The Gold Rush

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A motion picture film with scenes from the first half of The Gold Rush, the 1925 feature film. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The film starts with ["THE GOLD RUSH" / PART / 1] appearing briefly in the leader. After a few cameo shots, [THE MOVIES / OUT MODERN ART] appears on the screen while footage of a film set can be seen in the background. A narrator then begins discussing topics such as Hollywood and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin while scenes from The Gold Rush play in the background. At one point, the narrator says, "In 1925, he made what is considered today by many film historians to be the funniest comedy ever made: The Gold Rush," after which two title cards appear on screen. The first reads [Walter Reade/Sterling, Inc.

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