In the truly charming 1935 movie, Ruggles of Red Gap, Charles Laughton plays a very traditional-minded English valet whose employer loses him to a well-heeled American in a poker game. In this scene, he teaches some of the locals a thing or two about their own history.
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Great movie. And thanks for reminding me Charles Laughton could be so good, I'd forgotten that he was more than a character actor.
I always liked "The Ransom of Red Chief", and I think it could be the basis for a "Lebowski" sequel...
"Standing beneath this serene sky, overlooking these broad fields now reposing from the labors of the waning year, the mighty Alleghenies dimly towering before us, the graves of our brethren beneath our feet, it is with hesitation that I raise my poor voice to break the eloquent silence of God and Nature. But the duty to which you have called me must be performed; — grant me, I pray you, your indulgence and your sympathy."
Cheers
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