Roman Scandals

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Roman Scandals

1933

1h 32m

Musical

Comedy

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This musical romp though ancient Rome concerns the adventures of innocent delivery boy Eddie (Eddie Cantor). One day while making his rounds in the dull American Midwestern town of West Rome, Eddie, after being clocked on the head, falls into a stupor in which he imagines himself in his burg's namesake -- Rome -- as a royal servant fighting imperial corruption. The goofy young man soon runs into a pile of trouble, in a story line that parallels his experiences in his home town.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)

Esquire Magazine

About ten percent of Roman Scandals is one hundred per cent entertainment. But the show on the whole is slow.

May 5, 2020

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Helen Brown Norden

Vanity Fair

Cantor's last film, The Kid from Spain, netted him a personal stipend of $260,000. Roman Scandals will probably make more for him, as it is brighter, gayer, livelier.

Jun 11, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 22, 2005

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

First-rate Eddie Cantor vehicle with terrific Busby Berkeley production numbers.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 10, 2005

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This very funny spoof on Roman era epics is considered to be Eddie Cantor's best film. The modern man dreaming himself in another era plotine is a favorite comedy theme and an idea dating back to Mark Twain's, " A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." The film has a great lineup of writers many who worked on the Marx Brothers. Alongside the humor are musical sequences which were commonplace at the time. The highlight is the chariot chase at climax.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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The best comedy movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Lavish Eddie Cantor musical comedy with production numbers by Busby Berkeley.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Good on you Eddie Cantor!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Frank Tuttle

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Eddie Cantor

Eddie

Ruth Etting

Olga

Gloria Stuart

Princess Sylvia

Edward Arnold

Emperor Valerius

David Manners

Josephus

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This musical romp though ancient Rome concerns the adventures of innocent delivery boy Eddie (Eddie Cantor). One day while making his rounds in the dull American Midwestern town of West Rome, Eddie, after being clocked on the head, falls into a stupor in which he imagines himself in his burg's namesake -- Rome -- as a royal servant fighting imperial corruption. The goofy young man soon runs into a pile of trouble, in a story line that parallels his experiences in his home town.

Director: Frank Tuttle
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Screenwriter: George S. Kaufman, Robert E. Sherwood, Wm. Anthony McGuire
Production Co: Samuel Goldwyn Production
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 27, 2020
Runtime: 1h 32m

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