Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
1h 30m | PG-13
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.
Director: Leo McCarey
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Video: 720p
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
Reviews
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.