''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a

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1918 American silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Lawrence C. Windom Lawrence Clement Windom (October 5, 1872 – November 14, 1957) was an American film director. He worked in theater before joining the film industry. In 1918 he signed a deal with World Pictures. Filmography References External links

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and starring

Taylor Holmes Taylor Holmes (May 16, 1878 – September 30, 1959) was an American actor who appeared in over 100 Broadway plays in his five-decade career. However, he is probably best remembered for his screen performances, which he began in silent films in ...

, a Broadway stage actor. It was produced by veteran film company

Essanay Studios The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio. The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago, and later developed an additional film lot in Niles Canyon, California. Its various stars included Francis X. Bushman, ...

. It was based on

Harry Leon Wilson Harry Leon Wilson (May 1, 1867 – June 28, 1939) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' and '' Merton of the Movies''. Another of his works, ''Bunker Bean'', helped popularize the term "flapper". ...

's novel ''Ruggles of Red Gap''. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: '' Ruggles of Red Gap''
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Cast

as Marmaduke Ruggles * Frederick Burton as Cousin Egbert Floud *

Lawrence D'Orsay Lawrence D'Orsay (1853 – 1931); some sources (Lawrance D'Orsay), was a British born stage and film actor. Biography He was born in 1853 as Dorset William Lawrance to solicitor John W. Lawrance. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and ...

as Honorable George Vane-Basingwell *

Virginia Valli Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s. Early life Born Virginia McSweeney in ...

as Widow Judson *

Edna Phillips Edna Phillips (January 7, 1907 – December 2, 2003), later Edna Phillips Rosenbaum (though she never changed her professional name and was still known as "Miss Phillips"), was an American harpist long associated with the Philadelphia Orchestr ...

as "Klondike" Kate Kenner *

Lillian Drew Lillian Drew (August 1882 – February 4, 1924), born Lillian Margaret Flannery, was an American actress in silent films. Early life Lillian Margaret Flannery was born in Chicago, the daughter of Patrick J. Flannery and Marguerite M. Flannery. ...

as Mrs. Effie Floud *Rose Mayo as Ma Pettingill * Charles Lane as Earl of Brinstead *

Rod La Rocque Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor. Biography La Rocque was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mo ...

as Belknap Jackson *Frances Conrad as Mrs. Belknap Jackson *James F. Fulton as Jeff Tuttle *Ferdinand Munier as Senator Floud

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* * 1918 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films based on American novels Essanay Studios films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1918 comedy films 1918 lost films Lost comedy films Films directed by Lawrence C. Windom 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub