Ruggles of Red Gap

1935-03-08 • 1h 30m • NR •

Comedy

7.1

User Score

77 votes

"SH-H-H-H! TONIGHT'S YOUR NIGHT TO HOWL! And howl you will at this funniest of all comedies..."

Overview

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.

Leo McCarey

Director

Harlan Thompson

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Charles Laughton

Marmaduke Ruggles

Mary Boland

Effie Floud

Charles Ruggles

Egbert Floud

Zasu Pitts

Mrs. Judson

Roland Young

Earl of Burnstead

Leila Hyams

Nell Kenner

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 30m

Release Date

1935-03-08

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

2022-06-19T09:06:35.275Z

Charles Laughton is superb as a butler who is lost in a poker game by his English aristocrat employer and so has to relocate to "Red Gap" to work for a couple nouveau riche Americans at the start of the 1900s. Initially a fish out of water in his new home with his brash, socially aspiring, but unsophisticated new American employers he quickly turns this all to his advantage and what ensues is a delightful, subtle piece of comedy. I'm still searching for a bad Laughton film, this certainly isn't it - well worth 90 minutes of your time.