{"id":1471,"date":"2006-09-25T15:14:17","date_gmt":"2006-09-25T22:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1471"},"modified":"2022-12-18T14:42:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T21:42:54","slug":"ruggles-of-red-gap-1935","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1471","title":{"rendered":"Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;This is a land of great opportunity, where all are created equal!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-of-Red-Gap-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-of-Red-Gap-Poster-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-of-Red-Gap-Poster-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-of-Red-Gap-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-of-Red-Gap-Poster.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nMarmaduke Ruggles (Charles Laughton), valet to the Earl of Burnstead (Roland Young), is gambled off to an American couple (Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland) in Paris, who bring him back to their hometown of Red Gap, Washington. Once there, Ruggles is mistaken for a British colonel, and able to create a new life for himself. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Charles Laughton Films<\/li>\n<li>Class Relations<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Leo McCarey Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Roland Young Films<\/li>\n<li>Zasu Pitts Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this &#8220;Leo McCarey comedy&#8221; &#8212; about &#8220;a British valet who has always done his job loyally and impeccably, at the cost of his spirit, self-esteem, and personality&#8221; &#8212; is &#8220;still pleasing&#8221;. It&#8217;s touching to see how accepted Ruggles is by most of the Americans he encounters, including his down-to-earth, mustachioed employer Egbert (played by Charles <em>Ruggles<\/em>, oddly enough); Egbert&#8217;s saucy mother, &#8220;Ma&#8217; Pettingill (Maude Eburne); and countless others. While &#8220;the film isn&#8217;t consistently funny, there are many special moments&#8221;, including Laughtong getting drunk in Paris and burping out &#8220;Yippee!&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Yippee3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Yippee3-1024x637.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Yippee3-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Yippee3-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Yippee3-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Yippee3-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Yippee3-1536x956.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Yippee3-434x270.png 434w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Yippee3.png 1605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Laughton solemnly reciting the Gettysburg Address in a saloon while the townspeople of Red Gap look on in amazement: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech-1024x652.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech-1536x977.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech-424x270.png 424w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech.png 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech2-1024x652.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech2-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech2-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech2-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech2-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech2-1536x978.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech2-424x270.png 424w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Speech2.png 1607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the Earl of Burnstead (Roland Young) accompanying a beautiful singer (Leila Hyams) on the drums.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Drums.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Drums-1024x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Drums-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Drums-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Drums-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Drums-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Drums-1536x954.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Drums-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Drums.png 1627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Peary notes, &#8220;You&#8217;ve got to appreciate the every-man-is-equal theme [of this film] &#8212; it may be a trite message, but few films have delivered it.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Laughton as Marmaduke Ruggles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Laughton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Laughton-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Laughton-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Laughton-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Laughton-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Laughton-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Laughton-1536x963.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Laughton-431x270.png 431w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Laughton.png 1609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charles Ruggles as Laughton&#8217;s new employer, Egbert<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Charles-Ruggles.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Charles-Ruggles-1024x657.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Charles-Ruggles-1024x657.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Charles-Ruggles-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Charles-Ruggles-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Charles-Ruggles-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Charles-Ruggles-1536x986.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Charles-Ruggles-421x270.png 421w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Charles-Ruggles.png 1609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mary Boland as Egbert&#8217;s nagging, social-climbing wife<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Boland2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Boland2-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Boland2-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Boland2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Boland2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Boland2-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Boland2-1536x961.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Boland2-432x270.png 432w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Boland2.png 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many touching moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Finale.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Finale-1024x619.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Finale-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Finale-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Finale-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Finale-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Finale-1536x928.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Finale-447x270.png 447w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ruggles-Finale.png 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes; this is an unsung comedy of the 1930s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0026955\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1935\/03\/07\/archives\/charles-laughton-as-a-famed-gentlemans-gentleman-in-ruggles-of-red.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/utjO8hrJ8Pc\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This is a land of great opportunity, where all are created equal!&#8221; Synopsis: Marmaduke Ruggles (Charles Laughton), valet to the Earl of Burnstead (Roland Young), is gambled off to an American couple (Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland) in Paris, who bring him back to their hometown of Red Gap, Washington. Once there, Ruggles is mistaken for a British colonel, and able to create a new life for himself. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Arc Charles Laughton Films Class Relations&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1471\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1471"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88883,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471\/revisions\/88883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}