June 26, 1925 –
Charlie Chaplin’s classic comedy, The Gold Rush, opened at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, on this date.
Location filming proved problematic, so Charles Chaplin shot the entire film on the backlot and stages of his Hollywood studio, including an elaborate reconstruction of the Klondike. His leisurely approach to film-making – and multiple takes – did not suit the demands of location filming. One of the problems was that the crew could not make the cabin look like it was being moved by the wind convincingly on location. Eventually, Chaplin’s cinematographer, Roland Totheroh, convinced him that it would be more practical to shoot the sequence with miniature models with his firm assurances that it could be shot convincingly.
The Haus of Dcaligari 