Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film)
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Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film) is a 1930s American comedy about an English valet who is won in a poker game and must adapt to life in a boisterous Western town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7313683 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film) Context triple: [Charles Laughton, notableWork, Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film)]
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A.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936 film)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1936 American romantic drama notable as one of the earliest three-strip Technicolor feature films shot outdoors, based on John Fox Jr.'s novel about feuding Appalachian families.
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B.
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 is a Warner Bros. musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, known for its elaborate song-and-dance numbers and satirical take on wealth and romance during the Great Depression.
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C.
The Plainsman (1936 film)
The Plainsman (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the lives and exploits of frontier figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
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D.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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E.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film) Target entity description: Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film) is a 1930s American comedy about an English valet who is won in a poker game and must adapt to life in a boisterous Western town.
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A.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936 film)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1936 American romantic drama notable as one of the earliest three-strip Technicolor feature films shot outdoors, based on John Fox Jr.'s novel about feuding Appalachian families.
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B.
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 is a Warner Bros. musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, known for its elaborate song-and-dance numbers and satirical take on wealth and romance during the Great Depression.
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C.
The Plainsman (1936 film)
The Plainsman (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the lives and exploits of frontier figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
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D.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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E.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Harry Leon Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ruggles of Red Gap (novel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruggles of Red Gap (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Marmaduke Ruggles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Alfred Gilks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Leo McCarey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Edward Dmytryk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredGenre | Western comedy ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | Passed (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | tt0026912 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Charles Laughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Marmaduke Ruggles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ralph Rainger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
class differences
ⓘ
individualism ⓘ |
| notableScene | recitation of the Gettysburg Address by Ruggles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
1930s American films
ⓘ
American black-and-white films ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An English valet won in a poker game must adapt to life in a boisterous Western town. ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Hornblow Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1935-03-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Harlan Thompson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter DeLeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Washington (state)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fictional town of Red Gap ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Charles Laughton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Ruggles NERFINISHED ⓘ Leila Hyams NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien Littlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Boland NERFINISHED ⓘ Maude Eburne NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafaela Ottiano NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Young NERFINISHED ⓘ ZaSu Pitts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
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