Ruggles of Red Gap (1923 film)
Ruggles of Red Gap is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by James Cruze and written by Anthony Coldeway and Walter Woods that was adapted from the novel by Harry Leon Wilson. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Ernest Torrence, Lois Wilson, Fritzi Ridgeway, Charles Stanton Ogle, Louise Dresser, Anna Lehr, and William Austin. The film was released on October 7, 1923, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.
Cast
- Edward Everett Horton as Ruggles
- Ernest Torrence as Cousin Egbert Floud
- Lois Wilson as Kate Kenner
- Fritzi Ridgeway as Emily Judson
- Charles Stanton Ogle as Jeff Tuttle
- Louise Dresser as Mrs. Effie Floud
- Anna Lehr as Mrs. Belknap-Jackson
- William Austin as Mr. Belknap-Jackson
- Lillian Leighton as Ma Pettingill
- Thomas Holding as Earl of Brinstead
- Frank Elliott as Honorable George
- Kalla Pasha as Herr Schwitz
- Sidney Bracey as Sam Henshaw
- Milton Brown as Sen. Pettingill
- Guy Oliver as Judge Ballard
Preservation
With no prints of Ruggles of Red Gap located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ Janiss Garza (2014). "Ruggles-of-Red-Gap - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Ruggles of Red Gap". afi.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Ruggles of Red Gap at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ruggles of Red Gap