| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black & white ; 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono Dolby digital 2.0 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
| Series |
Universal vault series.
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| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1:33:1); Dolby digital 2.0 mono; NTSC; Region 1. |
| Cast |
Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, ZaSu Pitts, Roland Young, Leila Hyams, Maude Eburne, Lucien Littlefield, Leota Lorraine, James Burke, Dell Henderson, Clarence Wilson. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Alfred Gilks ; editing, Edward Dmytryk. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1935. |
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Based on the novel by Harry Leon Wilson. |
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"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'play only' devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container. |
| Awards |
Nominated for a 1935 Best Picture Academy Award. |
| Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| Summary |
A stuffy British butler, Marmaduke Ruggles, is traded in a poker game from an English Duke to a wealthy and rowdy American, Egbert Floud. Ruggles' new home is Red Gap, Washington, where he is introduced by Egbert as "Colonel" Ruggles. The town ladies are quite taken by the sophisticated servant in disguise as he enamors them with fictitious stories of battles gone by. Ruggles proves his newfound patriotism in one of the best scenes of the film, his recitation of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in the Silver Dollar Saloon. The dream of freedom leads him to open his own restaurant, where one of his first customers is the Duke, who has come to reclaim his former servant. |
| Subject |
Wilson, Harry Leon, 1867-1939 -- Film adaptations.
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Butlers -- Washington (State) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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British -- West (U.S.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Disguise -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Gambling -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Restaurateurs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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West (US) -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
McCarey, Leo.
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Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976.
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DeLeon, Walter, 1884-1947.
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Wilson, Harry Leon, 1867-1939.
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Thompson, Harlan, 1890-1966.
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Pearson, Humphrey.
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Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962.
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Boland, Mary, 1880-1965.
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Ruggles, Charlie, 1886-1970.
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Pitts, ZaSu, 1898-1963.
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Young, Roland, 1887-1953.
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Hyams, Leila, 1905-1977.
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Wilson, Harry Leon, 1867-1939.
Ruggles of Red Gap.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
025192052156 |
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