Roman Scandals
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
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William Anthony McGuire based on the story by George Kaufman |
| Starring | Eddie Cantor |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography |
Ray June Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Stuart Heiser |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$1,000,000 (est.) |
| Box office | $2,443,000 |
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" (who in this film include future stars such as Lucille Ball, Paulette Goddard and Barbara Pepper). The title of the film is a pun on Roman sandals.
When kind-hearted delivery boy and self-acclaimed authority on ancient Rome Eddie (Eddie Cantor) is thrown out of his home-town of West Rome, Oklahoma by scheming and corrupt politicians he protests that nothing of the sort would have been allowed to happen in ancient Rome. On his way out of town he imagines that he is back in Imperial Rome, where he is sold in a slave market to good-natured tribune Josephus (David Manners). Eddie soon discovers that Roman society was just as corrupt as in his own town and when he decides to do something about it he becomes involved in court intrigue and a murder plot against the evil Emperor Valerius (Edward Arnold) himself.
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