Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) (original) (raw)

While visiting Paris in 1908, upper class Lord Burnstead loses his butler playing poker. Egbert and Effie Floud bring Ruggles back to Red Gap, Washington. Effie wants to take advantage of Ruggles' upper class background to influence Egbert's hick lifestyle. However, Egbert is more interested in partying and he takes Ruggles to the local 'beer bust'. When word gets out that "Colonel Ruggles is staying with his close friends" in the local paper, the butler becomes a town celebrity. After befriending Mrs. Judson, a widow who he impresses with his culinary skills, Ruggles decides to strike out on ...(more)

While visiting Paris in 1908, upper class Lord Burnstead loses his butler playing poker. Egbert and Effie Floud bring Ruggles back to Red Gap, Washington. Effie wants to take advantage of Ruggles' upper class background to influence Egbert's hick lifestyle. However, Egbert is more interested in partying and he takes Ruggles to the local 'beer bust'. When word gets out that "Colonel Ruggles is staying with his close friends" in the local paper, the butler becomes a town celebrity. After befriending Mrs. Judson, a widow who he impresses with his culinary skills, Ruggles decides to strike out on his own and open a restaurant. His transition from servant to independent man will depend on its success. (less)

Director: Leo McCarey
Writers: Walter DeLeon, Harlan Thompson, Humphrey Pearson, Harry Leon Wilson
Starring: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Zasu Pitts, Roland Young, Leila Hyams
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.

» See full cast & crew

Blu-ray reviews

7
fans

473
Blu-ray
collections

37
DVD
collections

21
Digital
collections

26
iTunes
collections

8
Prime
collections

15
MA
collections

| | My rating | 7.2079% like it | | ----------- | --------------- |

Platinum Blonde (1931) 6.8 38Platinum Blonde1931 Design for Living (1933) 7.6 364Design for Living1933 Delicacy (2011) 6.9 36Delicacy2011 Midnight (1939) 7.5 41Midnight1939 The Big Trail (1930) 7.3 218The Big Trail1930 Lost in Paris (2016) 6.5 30Lost in Paris2016 Look Who's Back (2015) 7.3 62Look Who's Back2015 A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) 6.6 47A Countess from Hong Kong1967
The Virginian (1946) 6.6 15The Virginian1946 Rancho Deluxe (1975) 6.6 95Rancho Deluxe1975 Rendezvous in Paris (1995) 6.6 9Rendezvous in Paris1995 Trouble in Paradise (1932) 7.9 131Trouble in Paradise1932 Ninotchka (1939) 7.8 223Ninotchka1939 The Awful Truth (1937) 7.7 427The Awful Truth1937 My Little Chickadee (1940) 6.2 62My Little Chickadee1940 Mon Oncle (1958) 7.9 199Mon Oncle1958

Show more titles »« Show less titles

Similar titles suggested by members

| Fast Food Nation (2006)Fast Food Nation2006 +-1 | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |