Ruggles of Red Gap
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 7:30 pm, Ruggles of Red Gap (Paramount, 1935; black & white, 92 minutes). Directed by Leo McCarey; with Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, ZaSu Pitts, Roland Young, Leila Hyams. One of the classic comedies of the 1930’s revolves around a very proper English valet (Charles Laughton) who is won is a poker game by an western American roughneck (Charlie Ruggles) and his wife (Mary Boland) and brought back to the uncouth frontier town of Red Gap, Washington. “A completely winning movie. ****” –Leonard Maltin’s Film & Video Guide. Digital restoration by Universal Pictures.
Shown as a “pre-glow” to the Capitolfest film festival, which follows August 8-10. General admission $5, special price for Capitolfest attendees (registered for any part of the three-day festival) $3.