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Roman Scandals
“AN ORGY OF BEAUTY, SONG AND LAUGHTER!”
5.9 / 10• 1933• 1h 32m•NR• English
MusicComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Eddie Cantor
Eddie aka Oedipus
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Tuttle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Roman Scandals is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
