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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.
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- Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
- Frank Tuttle
- 1933-12-29
- Proof That It’S Pre-Code
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“The empress Agrippa, the one I was sleeping with, was his wife.”The chief of police is named ‘Charles A. Pratt’.Cantor’s reaction to briefly holding a baby seems to indicate that it pooped itself.Lots of skin. Eddie accidentally vacuums a woman’s dress off, and moves a curtain to cover her only to reveal a woman showering.Lucky they weren’t Scottish or they may have let him keep going.Tells a Roman soldier to put on some pants and then playfully flips up his skirt.“I can take care of the children. If there are no children, I can take care of that.”Eddie Cantor has never really been my cup of tea. If you think I’m exaggerating, you can check out my Kid From Spain or Whoopee!review. Cantor was a big box office draw in the early thirties, both on Broadway and on the screen. His films often slip into trainwrecks of overblown inanity, and, because Cantor’s fondness and fame for blacking up always...
This film constitutes one of the earliest appearances of Lucille Ball on film debut. (She’s hard to miss.) You can read more about her lengthy friendship with Eddie Cantor over at A Trip Down Memor...
This film is available from Amazon.Sep 10, 2012 · Release Details. Duration:92 mins. Cast and crew. Director:Frank Tuttle. Screenwriter:William Anthony McGuire, George Oppenheimer, Arthur Sheekman, Nat Perrin. Cast: Eddie Cantor. Ruth...
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. Audio Languages: English.
- Frank Tuttle
- January 1, 1933
- 92 min
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 .
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Roman Scandals featuring Eddie Cantor and Ruth Etting is streaming with subscription on Prime Video, streaming with subscription on Hoopla, free on Tubi, and 5 others. It's a comedy and romance movie with an average IMDb audience rating of 6.6 (831 votes).
