Roman Scandals (1933)
AN ORGY OF BEAUTY, SONG AND LAUGHTER!
A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.
- Date of release
- 1933-11-27
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (26)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy
- Director
- Frank Tuttle
Casting
- Eddie Cantor — Eddie aka Oedipus
- Ruth Etting — Olga
- Gloria Stuart — Princess Sylvia
- Edward Arnold — Emperor Valerius
- David Manners — Josephus
- Verree Teasdale — Empress Agrippa
- Alan Mowbray — Majordomo
- Jack Rutherford — Manius (as John Rutherford)
- Willard Robertson — Warren Finley Cooper
- Lee Kohlmar — Storekeeper
- Charles Arnt — Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)
- Lucille Ball — Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Roman Scandals is a 1933 American black-and-white pre-Code musical film starring Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold and David Manners. It was directed by Frank Tuttle. The film features a number of intricate production numbers choreographed by Busby Berkeley. The song "Keep Young and Beautiful" is from this film. In addition to the starring actors in the picture, the elaborate dance numbers are performed by the "Goldwyn Girls". The title of the film is a pun on Roman sandals.
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