" Chaplin sometimes drew on tragic events when creating his films, as in the case of "The Gold Rush" (1925), which was inspired by the fate of the Donner Party.
Lik živi v revščini in je pogosto dežen slabega ravnanja, vseeno pa ostaja prijazen in veder; upira se svojemu družbenemu položaju in si želi biti sprejet kot kavalir.