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Ruggles of Red Gap
“SH-H-H-H! TONIGHT'S YOUR NIGHT TO HOWL! And howl you will at this funniest of all comedies...”
7.1 / 10• 1935• 1h 30m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles – a gentleman's gentleman and butler to an Earl – is lost in a poker game to an uncouth American cattle baron. Ruggles' life is turned upside down as he's taken to the USA, is gradually assimilated into American life, accidentally becomes a local celebrity, and falls in love along the way.
Cast & Crew
Charles Laughton
Marmaduke Ruggles
Lead
Mary Boland
Effie Floud
Charles Ruggles
Egbert Floud
Zasu Pitts
Mrs. Judson
Roland Young
Earl of Burnstead
Leila Hyams
Nell Kenner
Maude Eburne
'Ma' Pettingill
Lucien Littlefield
Charles Belknap-Jackson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Leo McCarey's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ruggles of Red Gap is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
