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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
authorOfSourceWork Harry Leon Wilson
basedOn Ruggles of Red Gap (novel)
linked to: Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap (play)
blackAndWhite true
characterPortrayed Marmaduke Ruggles
cinematographyBy Alfred Gilks
countryOfOrigin United States
director Leo McCarey
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Edward Dmytryk
era Classical Hollywood cinema
featuredGenre Western comedy
genre comedy film
hasFilmRating Passed (Production Code era)
hasIMDbId tt0026912
language English
leadActor Charles Laughton
mainCharacter Marmaduke Ruggles
musicBy Ralph Rainger
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.
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseDate 1935-03-08
releaseYear 1935
runtimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Harlan Thompson
Walter DeLeon
setIn Washington (state)
linked to: Washington

fictional town of Red Gap
starredActor Charles Laughton
Charlie Ruggles
linked to: Charles Ruggles

Leila Hyams
Lucien Littlefield
Mary Boland
Maude Eburne
Rafaela Ottiano
Roland Young
ZaSu Pitts
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century

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Charles Laughton notableWork Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film)
Lucien Littlefield notableWork Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film)
Edgar Kennedy appearedIn Ruggles of Red Gap (1935 film)