| Ruggles of Red Gap | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Leo McCarey |
| Screenplay by | Walter DeLeon Harlan Thompson |
| Story by | Humphrey Pearson |
| Based on | Ruggles of Red Gap 1915 novel by Harry Leon Wilson[1][2] |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
| Edited by | Edward Dmytryk[3] |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | March 8, 1935 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ruggles of Red Gap is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 novel by Harry Leon Wilson, adapted by Humphrey Pearson, with a screenplay by Walter DeLeon and Harlan Thompson.
The story concerns a British gentleman’s gentleman who discovers a “new birth of freedom” in a small Western American town in the early 20th century.[4][5][6]
Ruggles of Red Gap was “an immense commercial hit” and confirmed Leo McCarey’s stature as Paramount’s outstanding comedy filmmaker of his day.[7]
- ^ Sennwald, Andre (March 7, 1935). "Movie Review: Ruggles of Red Gap". New York Times Books. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ Dmytryk, Edward (1978). It's a Hell of a Life, but not a Bad Living. New York: The New York Times Book Company. p. 34. ISBN 9780812907858.
- ^ Hooper and Poague, 1980 in Leo McCarey Filmography section, p. 307: Plot summary
- ^ Gehring, 2005 p. 9, p. 65, p. 119: Plot sketches
- ^ Silver, 2012: “...new birth of freedom…”
- ^ Gehring, 2005 p. 23: “...the phenomenal critical and commercial success of Ruggles of Red Gap…” And p. 119: “...the breakout success of Ruggles of Red Gap…” And p. 127 “...immense commercial hit…”