By Vlad Zakh · March 11, 2026
Charlie Ruggles brought a genial, hen-pecked charm to 1930s Hollywood comedy and became a beloved fixture of the era’s screwball classics. Bringing Up Baby derails a paleontologist with an eccentric heiress, Charley’s Aunt disguises a student as his own aunt as a chaperone, The Parent Trap swaps twins at camp, and Follow Me, Boys! mentors a town’s boys as a scoutmaster. Ruggles of Red Gap and Trouble in Paradise round out the list.
01 A small-town scoutmaster dedicates his life to mentoring generations of boys in his community.
Directed by Norman Tokar · 2h 11m
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02 Twin sisters separated at birth swap identities after meeting by chance at summer camp.
Directed by David Swift · 2h 09m · Rated G
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03 Charlie Ruggles is in this comedy about a college student who disguises himself as his own aunt to provide a proper chaperone for a double date.
Directed by Archie Mayo · 1h 20m · Rated NR
04 A palaeontologist's life is thrown into chaos when a scatterbrained heiress and her pet leopard escape into the countryside.
Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 42m · Rated NR
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05 An English butler won in a poker game must adjust to life serving a boisterous American family in the Wild West.
Directed by Leo McCarey · 1h 30m · Rated NR
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06 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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