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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.
Roman Scandals: Directed by Frank Tuttle. With Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold. A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma.
- (813)
- Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
- Frank Tuttle
- 1933-12-29
Roman Scandals. 1933 · 1 hr 32 min. TV-14. Comedy · Fantasy · Musicals. A kindhearted delivery boy from rural Oklahoma awakens in Ancient Rome, where he finds himself embroiled in a plot to kill the corrupt emperor. Subtitles: English. Starring: Eddie Cantor Ruth Etting Gloria Stuart Edward Arnold David Manners Verree Teasdale.
- Frank Tuttle
- 92 min
- January 1, 1933
Purchase Roman Scandals on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Young Eddie (Eddie Cantor), amateur historian of Ancient Rome and full-time resident of West Rome, Oklahoma, finds himself facing uncertain exile after crossing the ruthless oligarchs that run his town.
- Frank Tuttle
- Eddie Cantor
Young Eddie (Eddie Cantor), amateur historian of Ancient Rome and full-time resident of West Rome, Oklahoma, finds himself facing uncertain exile after crossing the...
Synopsis. Warren F. Cooper, the leading citizen of West Rome, is outraged to find Eddie, a beloved local "little guy," sleeping on the statue of the Empress Agrippa in the Museum of Roman Art, which Cooper donated to the town. Later that morning, Cooper, the mayor, and Charles Pratt, the chief of police, discuss Cooper's latest scam: Cooper ...
Kicking off Film Forum's Busby Berkeley retrospective is Roman Scandals, the last of Berkeley's work for Samuel Goldwyn's production company and with vaudevillian Eddie Cantor. In 1933, Goldwyn set out to capitalize on the popularity of Roman epics by adapting George Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion .
