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Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 8, 1935

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

70%

Original Title

Ruggles of Red Gap

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Leo McCarey

Description

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.