gold rush era

Ford's Western films like 'My Darling Clementine' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' capture the lawlessness and ambition of frontier life during the gold rush era.

Leone's spaghetti westerns, particularly 'Once Upon a Time in the West,' explore themes of greed, violence, and the brutal pursuit of wealth in the American frontier.

Chaplin's 'The Gold Rush' (1925) is a masterpiece that directly addresses the gold rush theme through comedy, pathos, and social commentary on human desperation and hope.