Ruggles of Red Gap
1935 Nominee

100 Words
Who knew that the surly fellow that beheaded those two young women and antagonized the sailors of The Bounty and stalked Jean Valjean was such a jolly good fellow?! I certainly did not realize what a funny gentleman that Charles Laughton could be, especially when he portrays a stuffy English valet transplanted to the U.S. of A! I suppose it shouldn’t be so surprising, as “Laugh” is part of his name. A patriotic romp that includes cookery and butt-kicking and busting out the drum set, this film is an unexpected delight in a year of films slogging through classic literature.