Ruggles of red gap is a lost 1923 american western silent film directed by james cruze and written by anthony coldeway and walter woods, adapted from the novel by harry leon wilson. Paramount already owned the rights to the book from their 1923. In paris at the dawn of the 20th century, the earl of burnstead roland young accidentally loses his faithful valet, ruggles charles laughton, to gauche. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Ruggles of red gap sets up its central conceit at a leisurely pace, installing the title character in his old west, nouveau riche setting with plenty of time for warmhearted jabs at the recalcitrant socialite egbert played to perfection by the coincidentally named charlie ruggles and his levelheaded wife, effie mary boland. Ruggles s life is turned upside down as hes taken to the usa, is gradually assimilated into american life, accidently becomes a local celebrity, and falls in love along the way. Ruggles new home is red gap, washington, where he is. It was first made into a silent film in 1918 and again in 1923 the latter with edward everett horton as ruggles.
Ruggles of red gap by harry leon wilson free ebook. Oct 18, 2014 ruggles of red gap trailer 1935 director. Directed by leo mccarey, a fine director who explored many social issues in his films, this paramount movie has a superb cast including charles laughton, zasu pitts, mary boland, charles ruggles, roland young and leila hyams. Ruggles of red gap 1935 letterboxd social film discovery. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Ruggles of red gap 1935 film synopsis and discussion.
It was twice filmed as a silent movie, in 1918 and 1923, and would again be filmed in 1950, being called fancy pants, and starring bob hope and lucille ball. Also not in the novel but in the movie is the presence of ma pettingill, egbert flouds supportive mother in law. Film forum ruggles of red gap and if i had a million. The movie also stars mary boland, charlie ruggles, zasu pitts, roland young and leila hyams. Ma was a character in a separate wilson work but was brought over for this production and played delightfully by maude eburne. He has difficulty adjusting to the little town of red gap, but as egbert and his friends continually insist on treating ruggles as an equal, he begins to see the benefits of america. A humorous adventure about a british valet out of his element in.
Separated from the english duke he works for in france, ruggles has a vision in his head of a wild west america. Hell, maybe it isnt but when theyre dead, along with the rest of us, who. An english valet brought to the american west assimilates into the american way of life. Sidney toler, best known for playing charlie chan, was signed to replace him, until delays on ruggles made the original casting possible. Ruggles of red gap is a 1935 comedy film directed by leo mccarey and starring charles laughton, mary boland, charlie ruggles, and zasu pitts and featuring roland young and leila hyams. Ruggles of red gap has a quick pace, comedic focus and talented casting.
With edward everett horton, ernest torrence, lois wilson, fritzi ridgeway. Oct 01, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Director leo mccarey found just the right mix of comedic and heartfelt moments. Movie mirrors index ruggles of red gap 1935 b 90en.
Charles laughton reciting the gettysburg address is an absolute mustsee moment. Video archive for the film ruggles of red gap, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1935. Previously filmed in 1918 and 1923, harry leon wilsons novel achieved movie classic status when it was remade by leo mccarey in 1935. A laughtons favorite among all his parts, with his rendition of lincolns. Ruggles of red gap 1935 zasu pitts got one of her best comic roles and a rare chance to snag the leading mans heart in the 1935 western comedy, ruggles of red gap. Ruggles of red gap was ruggles becomes the servant of an american couple after his employer uses him as a stake in a poker game. Ruggles of red gap is a brilliantly inventive comedy film made in 1935, directed by leo mccarey and featuring a tourdeforce comedy masterclass from charles laughton. Monday, february 16 2 films for 1 admission ruggles of red gap 1935, leo mccarey worst case scenario for laughtons snobbish gentlemans gentleman. Resettled in the wild west town of red gap, washington, ruggles proper bearing leads him to become mistaken for a british aristocrat and military hero, to. After traveling to the egberts home in red gap, washington, ruggles confronts. Charles laughton stars in this hilarious tale of marmaduke ruggles, a stuffy british butler, traded. Upon returning from europe to untamed red gap in the state of washington we meet the rest of the cast including maude eburne as earthy ma pettingill, lovely precode starlet leila hyams as the somewhat castigated nell kenner.
Dec 09, 2015 an english valet brought to the american west assimilates into the american way of life. I did a search online with just the jist of the plot and was able to find the title of the movie. Ruggles of red gap is one of 14 movies pairing ruggles and boland together in the 1930s. Media in category ruggles of red gap 1935 film this category contains only the following file. Ruggles of red gapcharles laughton, charlie ruggles, roland young, mary boland, zasu pitts, maude eburne, lucien littlefield, leila hyams 1935. Ruggless life is turned upside down as hes taken to the usa, is gradually assimilated into american life, accidently becomes a local celebrity, and falls in love along the way. Of course, being zasu, she wasnt about to go into a final clinch with clark gable, but what leading man charles laughton may have lacked in looks, he more than made up for in talent. He travels to the west and is mistakenly identified as a wealthy brit. Future generations will recognize it as the defining film of our century. The novel, ruggles of red gap by harry leon wilson was published in 1915 and made into a broadway musical the same year. In the oscarnominated leo mccary film ruggles of red gap, the peerless charles laughton plays a thirdgeneration manservant lost by an english duke in a poker game to an uncouth but phenomenally wealthy american from red gap, wash.
With charles laughton, mary boland, charles ruggles, zasu pitts. In paris at the dawn of the 20th century, the earl of burnstead roland young accidentally loses his faithful valet, ruggles charles laughton, to. Ruggles of red gap charles laughton comedy masterclass. Ruggles is a british butler dont you know, red gap is the american shack of a town he comes to work in, having been won in a poker game. I always love seeing favourite films of people in the industry, as that tells a lot about their style and character, and in the case of one of my favourites edward norton, i was quite keen on checking this out. Charles laughton as ruggles of red gap 1935 immortal. Ruggles of red gap by harry leon wilson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Apr 24, 2009 ruggles of red gap is one of 14 movies pairing ruggles and boland together in the 1930s. After initial incomprehension, he recites lincolns.
Copyrights will expire for 35 silent films by charlie chaplin, cecil b. Charles laughton as a famed gentlemans gentleman in ruggles. Ruggles of red gap is an underseen film that i probably wouldnt have seen for some time had i not watched this video. Apr 04, 2014 ruggles of red gapcharles laughton, charlie ruggles, roland young, mary boland, zasu pitts, maude eburne, lucien littlefield, leila hyams 1935. Charles laughtons portrayal of the timid ruggles represents a complete. Ruggles of red gap 1935 is a charming movie, adapted from the 1915 novel by harry leon wilson which also became a popular broadway show. Marmaduke ruggles and his experiences with life in the raw as dished out in dripping hunks in the. Meantime, for the ultimate confusion of the bohemian set of red gap, i had to announce that the honourable george augustus vanebasingwell would presently be with us.
My man godfrey ruggles of red gap american cinematheque. Taylor holmes, frederick burton, lawrence dorsay, virginia valli, rose mayo writer. Leo mccarey this mccarey classic stars charles laughton as a veddy proper english valet whos won in a poker game by a man from the wild west charlie ruggles, setting off a culture clash. Charles laughton and leo mccarey in ruggles of red gap 1935 charles laughton in. There are few more american moments in film than when laughton as ruggles recites lincolns gettysburg address to a saloon full of american men, none of whom can remember the speech. Buy ruggles of red gap movie posters from movie poster shop. Directed by leo mccarey, a fine director who explored many social issues in his films, this paramount movie has a superb cast including charles laughton, zasu pitts, mary boland, charles ruggles, roland young and leila. Leo mccarey nominated for best picture in 1935, this is a charming comedy of manners and a traditional easterntenderfootgoeswest storymore a comedy of manners than a western, though. Honey 1930 was a musical that had been a hit on broadway. As ruggles, the formal english valet set down in rough america, charles laughton turns the picture.
It was based on the bestselling 1915 novel by harry leon wilson, adapted by humphrey pearson, with a screenplay by walter deleon and harlan thompson. Oct 28, 20 ruggles of red gap 1935 is a charming movie, adapted from the 1915 novel by harry leon wilson which also became a popular broadway show. Charles laughton as a famed gentlemans gentleman in ruggles of red gap, at the paramount. This engaging comedy is set in 1908 and stars charles laughton as ruggles, initially the manservant of mildmannered british blueblood burnstead roland young. The laughton film, directed in a calm, restrained style by leo mccarey, is just about irresistible, even with its big scenelaughton, an english valet in the old west. It almost became, however, when work on another film threatened to pull ruggles from ruggles of red gap. Ruggles of red gap is one of those movies that was acclaimed in its day, but unfortunately doesnt get as much credit as it deserves today. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A laughtons favorite among all his parts, with his. The first film version was in 1918 with taylor holmes in the lead, and its 1923 remake saw persnickety edward everett horton as marmaduke. Charles laughton, charles ruggles, mary boland, zasu pitts, charlie ruggles, roland young official content from universal studios. Charles laughton as ruggles of red gap 1935 immortal ephemera. Ruggles then directed cimarron 1931, which in its day was one of the most expensive films ever made, with an.
Charles laughton as a famed gentlemans gentleman in. Ruggles of red gap movie posters from movie poster shop. Harry leon wilson novel or any of the stage and silent screen versions of ruggles before 1935. An unexpected article in the local newspaper suddenly elevates ruggles position in society above even the flouds.
Nominated for best picture in 1935, this is a charming comedy of manners and a traditional easterntenderfootgoeswest storymore a comedy of manners than a western, though. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Adapted from the novel and play by harry leon wilson, a wife hopes an earls valet will give her husband culture, but in america the valet decides to become a selfmade man. Burnstead has lost ruggles in a poker game to egbert charles ruggles, a backslapping hick on vacation in europe but originally from the small west coast town of red gap. Trailer for ruggles of red gap nominated for a best picture academy award, ruggles of red gap stars charles laughton as a stuffy british butler, marmaduke ruggles, who is traded in a poker game from an english duke roland young to a wealthy and rowdy american, egbert floud charlie ruggles. In this comedy of an englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric americans, marmaduke ruggles, a gentlemans gentleman and butler to an earl is lost in a poker game to an uncouth american cattle baron. Ruggles of red gap is thirties film comedy that still makes you feel good. With him as a member of the north side set, i pointed out, it was not possible to believe that any desirable members of the bohemian set would. Filmed adaptations include a 1923 silent starring edward everett horton, the 1935. The film stars edward everett horton, ernest torrence, lois wilson, fritzi ridgeway, charles stanton ogle, louise dresser, anna lehr and william austin. Resettled in the wild west town of red gap, washington, ruggles proper bearing leads him to become mistaken for a british aristocrat and military hero, to the. Ruggles of red gap is a 1935 comedy film directed by leo mccarey and starring charles. Ruggles of red gap masters of cinema dual format edition.
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