Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Directed by Leo McCarey · 90 min · Comedy
46.1 TOPICAL score · #2,205 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935, directed by Leo McCarey) has a TOPICAL score of 46.1 - ranked 2,205 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (86 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 19 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (86 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 19 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read2,063 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Charles Laughton (actor #394), Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles (actor #1,664), ZaSu Pitts (actor #1,470)