4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 29, 2021

It’s Paris in the spring of 1908. The mumble-mouthed, rather sheepish Roland Young admits to his manservant Ruggles (Charles Laughton) he’s gone and lost him in a poker game. He was terribly good at the art of bluffing. A little too good as it were. The kicker is the folks...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on October 28, 2013

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. 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,...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 5, 2013

When Texas ranchers Egbert (Charlie Ruggles) and Effie Floud (Mary Boland) take a trip to Paris, they end up returning with butler Marmaduke Ruggles (Charles Laughton) in tow.  Egbert had won Ruggles from the Earl of Burnstead (Roland Young) in a poker game and the status-seeking Effie hopes having   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 14, 2013

Ruggles of Red Gap Directed by Leo McCarey 1935/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing This seldom mentioned treasure is one of the reasons I keep watching these old movies!  It has a perfect cast, a wonderful script, and is expertly directed by Leo McCarey. The time is the Gay 90′s.  The...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on October 14, 2011

Charles Laughton as Marmaduke RugglesYou can call him "Bill" or "the Colonel" if you like.Some novels are meant to be seen as well as read. Harry Leon Wilson was successful in that way. His novel His Majesty, Bunker Bean was a Broadway play that was filmed three times in 1918,...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 26, 2011

While visiting Paris in 1908, an American couple wins an English butler, Ruggles (Charles Laughton), in a game of poker. The wife, Effie Floud (Mary Boland), hopes that giving her husband, Egbert Floud (Charles Ruggles), a personal manservant will help him rise into a more sophisticated lifestyle th   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

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. 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,...   read more