ParamountDirected by Leo McCarey
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Nominated: Best Picture
Fish-out-of-water story of stuffy English manservant Laughton in wild western town. Laughton mostly plays Ruggles like a deer-in-headlights, staring bug-eyed into space whenever confronted with some kind of affront to his gentlemanly British sensibilities. His opposite is played by Charlie Ruggles, a loud-mouthed, checkered-suit-wearing, down-home American millionaire who wins Ruggles in a poker game. Well, ole Ruggles eventually warms up to those crazy Americans, and even shows them up by reciting the Gettysburg Address word-for-word. Enjoyment of the film will completely depend on your tolerance for the antics of Laughton, and mine wore thin pretty fast.
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Nominated: Best Picture
Fish-out-of-water story of stuffy English manservant Laughton in wild western town. Laughton mostly plays Ruggles like a deer-in-headlights, staring bug-eyed into space whenever confronted with some kind of affront to his gentlemanly British sensibilities. His opposite is played by Charlie Ruggles, a loud-mouthed, checkered-suit-wearing, down-home American millionaire who wins Ruggles in a poker game. Well, ole Ruggles eventually warms up to those crazy Americans, and even shows them up by reciting the Gettysburg Address word-for-word. Enjoyment of the film will completely depend on your tolerance for the antics of Laughton, and mine wore thin pretty fast.
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