Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

SH-H-H-H! TONIGHT'S YOUR NIGHT TO HOWL! And howl you will at this funniest of all comedies...

• Comedy

In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles – a gentleman's gentleman and butler to an Earl – is lost in a poker game to an uncouth American cattle baron. Ruggles' life is turned upside down as he's taken to the USA, is gradually assimilated into American life, accidentally becomes a local celebrity, and falls in love along the way.

Rating

7.1 / 10 (86 votes)

Release date

March 8, 1935

Runtime

1h 30m

Language

English

Director

Leo McCarey

Status

Released