Comedy · United States of America · 1935 · 1h 30m

Ruggles of Red Gap

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Director
Leo McCarey
Cast
Charles Laughton as Marmaduke Ruggles Mary Boland as Effie Floud Charles Ruggles as Egbert Floud Zasu Pitts as Mrs. Judson Roland Young as Earl of Burnstead Leila Hyams as Nell Kenner
Crew
Alfred Gilks — Director of Photography Edward Dmytryk — Editor Robert Odell — Editor Walter DeLeon — Screenplay Harlan Thompson — Screenplay Harry Leon Wilson — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Leo McCarey Director Alfred Gilks Director of Photography Edward Dmytryk Editor Robert Odell Editor Walter DeLeon Screenplay Harlan Thompson Screenplay Harry Leon Wilson Novel Arthur Hornblow Jr. Producer Travis Banton Costume Design
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