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Ruggles of Red Gap

1935 · 90 min

A gentle, warmly funny comedy that charms with its earnest celebration of freedom and community, leaving you with a smile.

Tagline: SH-H-H-H! TONIGHT'S YOUR NIGHT TO HOWL! And howl you will at this funniest of all comedies...
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.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Freedom, identity, found family, love
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: freedom
identity
found family
love
class
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none