"THE GOLD RUSH."

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18890, 4 January 1927, Page 14

"THE GOLD RUSH."

CHAPLIN>S GREAT PRODUCTiqN. "BOBBERY UNDER ARMS." Comedy features there are in plenty, but » premier comedy-drama is featuring at the Queen's Theatre this week in Charlie ChapJin's "The Gold Rush." For a long time past Chaplin ha» been well known as one of'the best comedians the screen world has produced, but little, until now, have people realised that ho is also one of the best comedy playrights of the present day. His climax was reached when he jvrote and produced "The Gold Rush." The picture was actually filmed in Alaska, fund one cf the opening scenes is at tho Chilccot Pass—the test for man's endurance One of tho most important items in. the. production of any feature, is, atmosphere, and no -xpense or pains hate been spared in the making of his pioture. ' The' picture-deals: with the hardships whioh the men who sought gold in the olden -days had to enduro and' overcome. These ar* dealt with most realistically, «« much, so thst Chaplin and' his big friend here to est a boot for their Christmas dinner. ... The story opens with a seemingly .hopeless'specimen of a man finding himself "three miles froim anywhere," and the real comedy then commences. Reduced to desperate states by hunger,., Chaplin and his friend find the last hope of being saved from starvation on Christmas Day. in eating one of the hero's'boots, and the manner in which he stews and carves the boot, as'if it were a joint, makes a most diverging scene. Later the two men find them•ehres in seemingly invrJcssible situations, anil "the manner in which these are met produces many breathless moments. The feme of the picture has' long been known, and an opportunity is now offered of seeing Chaplin at his best in "The Gold Rush." The ' supporting picture is based on the Australian story,. "Robbery ITnder Arms,'' a stirring and- virile moturo of : ihe great open; air life in the backblocks. The story concerns a band of bandits of the Kelly type, •nd possesses an interest quite out of the ordinary. "Captain Starlight" has lonjr appealed to the'idealiatic "as the hero* of fktion, /and Starlight- and his -wonderful hone are made -to live again in the in? •fory of bushrangers, mounted police, •nd fast and furious action. \