TCM Movie Alert : Ruggles of Red Gap

April 06, 2018, 05:05 PM

Looks like TCM is playing some of Leila Hyams' movies today. The few people who know of the lovely Ms. Hyams probably know her from Tod Browning's Freaks (airing at 8 pm EST tonight), but she is usually misidentified in this film, being confused with Olga Baclanova.

After Freaks comes a favorite comedy of mine- Ruggles of Red Gap, most notable for a comedy turn by one of the greatest actors of the 20th Century, Charles Laughton.

Leila Hyams plays Nell Kenner, a "hostess", one might say. Watch the scene where she's teaching Roland Young to play Pretty Baby on the drums. What a charming woman. My kind of gal.

Anyway, give the film a look. I never miss it. It doesn't amount to much, but it's a fun film and Laughton is marvelous, as always. 9:15 pm EST tonight.

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April 07, 2018, 07:38 AM

I always like to watch it. ZaSu Pitts is pretty trippy.

April 07, 2018, 10:42 AM

mr kablammo

An other fun film with a good cast is Champagne for Ceaser. Ronald Colman, Vincent Price, Art Linkletter. Last night I watched Ron Coleman in Lost Horizon.

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