Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1935-03-08) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Harry Leon Wilson, Walter DeLeon, Harlan Thompson |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 10921: Charles Laughton - Marmaduke Ruggles
- 88870: Mary Boland - Effie Floud
- 2436: Charles Ruggles - Egbert Floud
- 34746: Zasu Pitts - Mrs. Judson
- 14685: Roland Young - Earl of Burnstead
- 1507: Leila Hyams - Nell Kenner
- 2503: Maude Eburne - 'Ma' Pettingill
Crews
- 226614: Harry Leon Wilson - Novel - Writing
- 224401: Harlan Thompson - Screenplay - Writing
- 233111: Walter DeLeon - Screenplay - Writing
- 30008: Leo McCarey - Director - Directing
- 958533: Alfred Gilks - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8622: Hans Dreier - Art Direction - Art
- 7652: Travis Banton - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
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Charles Laughton is superb as a butler who is lost in a poker game by his English aristocrat employer and so has to relocate to "Red Gap" to work for a couple nouveau riche Americans at the start of the 1900s. Initially a fish out of water in his new home with his brash, socially asp ....
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