Editing Ruggles of Red Gap (section)

==Other adaptations==
Harry Leon Wilson's novel ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' was adapted for the Broadway stage as a musical in 1915, the same year that it was published.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=8250 |title = ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' Production Credits |publisher= Internet Broadway Database| access-date = June 7, 2008}}</ref> It was first made into a silent film [[Ruggles of Red Gap (1918 film)|in 1918]] and again [[Ruggles of Red Gap (1923 film)|in 1923]] (the latter with [[Edward Everett Horton]] as Ruggles).

A musical adaptation called ''[[Fancy Pants (film)|Fancy Pants]]'' starring [[Bob Hope]] and [[Lucille Ball]] was released in 1950.<ref>[[Robert Osborne|Osborne, Robert]]  Outro to the Turner Classic Movies showing of the 1935 film (March 3, 2014)</ref>

''Ruggles of Red Gap'' was adapted as a radio play several times. First on the July 10, 1939 episode of ''[[Lux Radio Theater]]''; second on the December 17, 1945 episode of ''[[The Screen Guild Theater]]''; and third on the June 8, 1946 episode of ''[[Academy Award Theater]]''. All of these adaptations found Charles Laughton and Charlie Ruggles reprising their film parts.

A television musical version was produced on ''[[Producer's Showcase]]'' in 1957, starring [[Michael Redgrave]], [[Peter Lawford]], [[David Wayne]] and [[Jane Powell]]. The songs were created by [[Jule Styne]] and [[Leo Robin]].