Original deluxe
program for the world premiere of Chaplin's masterpiece The Gold Rush at
Grauman's Egyptian Theater. (United Artists, 1925) It measures 7.75 x 10.75 in. program
features a cloth-bound cover with embossed black and gold images of
Chaplin, gold nuggets, snowshoes, a team of Huskies and the
text, "Program The Gold Rush / Grauman's Egyptian Theater Hollywood
California". Content includes a title page
depicting, in black, orange and blue (Truckee, CA) the Sierra town
where the film was shot. Each page contains blue backgrounds with
black-and-white photographic portraits of silent film luminaries
Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Marion Davies, Cecil B. DeMille,
William S. Hart, Francis X. Bushman, Ramon Novarro, and others.
Other Hollywood figures and companies contribute printed
congratulations for the film. This program was handed out to VIPs at
the movies' premiere. Combine wins to save on shipping.