At the 1958 Brussels World Fair, this masterpiece from Chaplin was conferred the title of the Second Greatest Film in History. ‘The Gold Rush’ had everything in it – comedy, poetry, pathos, tenderness, and abruptness – everything, in the right quantities, with the exact measures of catalysts. The film is outstanding in its element of comedy and rises above the average expectations of any movie-buff. But that’s Charlie Chaplin. And ‘The Gold Rush’ is perhaps the most outstanding of all his movies. Critics and lovers have been unanimous as far as appreciating this film is concerned. Apart from Chaplin himself, the film has also been heavily praised for the performances of lead actors Mack Swain and Tom Murray. A new version of ‘The Gold Rush’ was released in 1942, and the silent original of 1925 was now converted to a sound version.