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Excuse me, sir, but you must remember to address me as Ruggles, sir, and not as Colonel or as Bill or as Mr Ruggles, as you've been doing, sir.

9 seconds sound clip from the Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:19:26 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, ain't you gonna drink with me?

- What's the matter with you? Don't you ever have no fun? Ain't you happy? Well, don't you ever smile?

- Well, that ain't much of a smile. Don't you feel good?

- I'm in perfect health, sir, but it is rather a shock to find oneself breaking the tradition of generations.

- Well, don't let it throw you, Colonel. Come on.

- Excuse me, sir, but you must remember to address me as Ruggles, sir, and not as Colonel or as Bill or as Mr Ruggles, as you've been doing, sir.

- Now, why? Why can't I call you Colonel?

- If we were overheard, sir, people might take us to be equals.

- Well, listen. Where I come from, everybody is equal, see?

- Ah, that may be all very well for America, sir, but it would never do with us.

- Well, let's not get into no more argument about it. We got work to do.

[...]

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) Sound Clip

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) Poster

Quotes from the movie Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), featuring voice audio clips.

Actors: Charles Laughton (Ruggles), ZaSu Pitts (Mrs. Judson)

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