As a writer, director, and actor, Charlie Chaplin made his fair share of masterpieces throughout his career, including City Lights and Modern Times.

And, as Charlie Chaplin understood, and helped millions to understand, comedy and tragedy. Cinema was about a quarter of a century old when Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush” premiered June 26, 1925.

In 1925, Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain starred in the silent classic film "The Gold Rush," written, produced and directed by Chaplin. The film's message still resonates today. Hulton Archive ...

Cinema was about a quarter of a century old when Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush” premiered June 26, 1925.