Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

Charles Laughton: Ruggles

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• [Ruggles and Prunella are looking at the rough and cluttered store space that Ruggles will use for his restaurant] 

  Prunella Judson : It's a mess isn't it?

  Ruggles : It's wonderful.

  Prunella Judson : Well, I don't see anything wonderful about it.

  Ruggles : You don't?

  Prunella Judson : No.

  Ruggles : You don't? My father was a gentleman's gentleman... and his father before him. And from that heritage of service miraculously there comes a man. A person of importance, however small. A man whose decisions and whose future are in his own hands.

  Prunella Judson : It's wonderful, isn't it?

• [the Earl is telling Ruggles why he'll be going to America with the Flouds] 

  Earl of Burnstead, aka George : His wife took quite a fancy to you... and, uh, so they... won you.

  Ruggles : Won me, m'lord?

  Earl of Burnstead, aka George : Oh, yes, yes, yes. We were playing this game of drawing poker, you see, and it seems there's a thing called 'bluffing'. Though I say it, myself, I'm particularly good at it.

  Ruggles : Do I understand... that I was the stake, m'lord?

  Earl of Burnstead, aka George : Oh, yes, yes, rather, yes. Yes, you see I didn't realize that they were bluffing, too. I, uh, I had three of the eights against a flush of clubs. So you really only lost by one eight.

  Ruggles : Indeed, m'lord.

  Earl of Burnstead, aka George : Oh, yes. I do hope you don't think I didn't lose you gamely as a gentleman should.

• Ruggles : Oh, no. Always bring the pot to the kettle - never bring the kettle to the pot.

  Prunella Judson : Listen, Colonel, I've been making tea for longer than I can remember.

  Ruggles : Don't let's get into difficulties about this. But you must listen to an Englishman about tea. If it were coffee I should be your pupil. Where making tea - and WHEN making tea - always bring the pot to the kettle and NEVER bring the kettle to the pot.

  Prunella Judson : Oh, Colonel, your knowledge is surprising.

• Ruggles : I'm putting out your light grey, my Lord. There is something in the air this morning which calls for light grey, I think.