By Vlad Zakh · May 16, 2026
Charles Ruggles brought a fussy, endearing comic presence to Hollywood across the silent and sound eras and became one of its best-loved character comedians. Trouble in Paradise has two elegant jewel thieves falling for each other while conning a perfume heiress, Love Me Tonight sees a Parisian tailor pose as a nobleman, This Is the Night spirals a husband’s lie into farce, and Alice in Wonderland drops a girl into a nonsensical world. One Hour with You and The Smiling Lieutenant round out the list.
01 A young girl falls down a rabbit hole into a world of eccentric, nonsensical characters.
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod · 1h 16m · Rated NR
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02 C. Aubrey Smith features in this comedy about two elegant con artists who fall for each other while scheming to swindle a wealthy perfume heiress.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 23m
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03 A Parisian tailor poses as a nobleman to woo a lonely princess at a countryside chateau.
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · 1h 29m · Rated NR
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04 Charles Ruggles features in this comedy about a husband's elaborate lie about his wife's travelling companion that spirals into a farce.
Directed by Frank Tuttle · 1h 20m · Rated NR
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05 A happily married Parisian doctor's resolve is tested when his wife's flirtatious friend sets her sights on him.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 20m · Rated NR
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06 Charles Ruggles features in this musical comedy about a charming lieutenant whose secret romance is complicated when he is forced into a royal marriage.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 29m · Rated NR
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