Roman Scandals
Howard Productions / Samuel Goldwyn, 1933, B/W, 92 minutes, ***
Released December, 1933
Picturesque production numbers and zany comedy highlight this Eddie Cantor vehicle in which Ol' Banjo Eyes is transported back in time to Ancient Rome (that's probably why the empire fell!). With Ruth Etting, Edward Arnold and the choreography of Busby Berkeley.
Has a lot of nice travel scenes filmed in Italy. Almost becomes distracting - it's like taking a tour. I keep expecting to hear Pete Smith start chatting...
Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn
Directed by: Frank Tuttle
Original Story by: George S. Kaufman and Robert E. Sherwood
Adapted for the Screen by: William Anthony McGuire
Additional Material by: George Oppenheimer, Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin
Songs by: Harry Warren and Al Dubin
Production Numbers Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Chariot Sequences Directed by: Ralph Ceder
Musical Score by: Alfred Newman
Settings by: Richard Day
Costume Design: John W. Harkrider
Sound Recorded by: Vinton Vernon
Photography by: Gregg Toland and Ray June
Chariot Sequences Photographed by: John W. Boyle
Film Edited by: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Eddie Cantor [Eddie], Ruth Etting [Olga], Gloria Stuart [Princess Sylvia], David Manners [Josephus], Verree Teasdale [Empress Agrippa], Edward Arnold [Emperor Valerius], Alan Mowbray [Majordomo], Jack Rutherford [Manius], Grace Poggi [Slave Dancer], Willard Robertson [Warren F. Cooper], Harry Holman [Mayor of West Rome], Lee Kohlmar [Storekeeper], Stanley Fields [Slave Auctioneer], Charles Wilson [Police Chief Pratt], Clarence Wilson [Buggs], Stanley Andrews [Official], Stanley Blystone [Cop], Harry Cording, Lane Chandler, Duke York [Soldiers], William Wagner [Slave Buyer], Louise Carver [Lady Slave Bidder], Francis Ford [Citizen], Charles Arnt [Caius], Leo Willis [Torturer], Frank Hagney [Lucius Aide], Michael Mark [Assistant Cook], Richard Alexander [Guard], Paul Porcasi [Chef], John Ince [Senator], Jane Darwell [Beauty Salon Manager], Billy Barty [Little Eddie], Iris Schunn [Girl], Aileen Riggin [Slave Dancer], Mary Lange, Vivian Keefer, Barbara Pepper, Lucille Ball [Slave Girls]
Musical Program: [0:09] Build a Little Home (sung by Eddie Cantor and the Goldwyn Girls); [0:25] No More Love (sung by Ruth Etting and the Goldwyn Girls, danced by Grace Poggi and Goldwyn Girls); [1:04] Keep Young and Beautiful (sung by Eddie Cantor, the Goldwyn Girls and Billy Barty); [1:17] Put a Tax on Love (sung by Eddie Cantor); [1:30] Build a Little Home (reprised by Eddie Cantor and Chorus)
Howard Productions / Samuel Goldwyn, 1933, B/W, 92 minutes, ***
Released December, 1933
Picturesque production numbers and zany comedy highlight this Eddie Cantor vehicle in which Ol' Banjo Eyes is transported back in time to Ancient Rome (that's probably why the empire fell!). With Ruth Etting, Edward Arnold and the choreography of Busby Berkeley.
Has a lot of nice travel scenes filmed in Italy. Almost becomes distracting - it's like taking a tour.
Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn
Directed by: Frank Tuttle
Original Story by: George S. Kaufman and Robert E. Sherwood
Adapted for the Screen by: William Anthony McGuire
Additional Material by: George Oppenheimer, Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin
Songs by: Harry Warren and Al Dubin
Production Numbers Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Chariot Sequences Directed by: Ralph Ceder
Musical Score by: Alfred Newman
Settings by: Richard Day
Costume Design: John W. Harkrider
Sound Recorded by: Vinton Vernon
Photography by: Gregg Toland and Ray June
Chariot Sequences Photographed by: John W. Boyle
Film Edited by: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Eddie Cantor [Eddie], Ruth Etting [Olga], Gloria Stuart [Princess Sylvia], David Manners [Josephus], Verree Teasdale [Empress Agrippa], Edward Arnold [Emperor Valerius], Alan Mowbray [Majordomo], Jack Rutherford [Manius], Grace Poggi [Slave Dancer], Willard Robertson [Warren F. Cooper], Harry Holman [Mayor of West Rome], Lee Kohlmar [Storekeeper], Stanley Fields [Slave Auctioneer], Charles Wilson [Police Chief Pratt], Clarence Wilson [Buggs], Stanley Andrews [Official], Stanley Blystone [Cop], Harry Cording, Lane Chandler, Duke York [Soldiers], William Wagner [Slave Buyer], Louise Carver [Lady Slave Bidder], Francis Ford [Citizen], Charles Arnt [Caius], Leo Willis [Torturer], Frank Hagney [Lucius Aide], Michael Mark [Assistant Cook], Richard Alexander [Guard], Paul Porcasi [Chef], John Ince [Senator], Jane Darwell [Beauty Salon Manager], Billy Barty [Little Eddie], Iris Schunn [Girl], Aileen Riggin [Slave Dancer], Mary Lange, Vivian Keefer, Barbara Pepper, Lucille Ball [Slave Girls]
Musical Program: [0:09] Build a Little Home (sung by Eddie Cantor and the Goldwyn Girls); [0:25] No More Love (sung by Ruth Etting and the Goldwyn Girls, danced by Grace Poggi and Goldwyn Girls); [1:04] Keep Young and Beautiful (sung by Eddie Cantor, the Goldwyn Girls and Billy Barty); [1:17] Put a Tax on Love (sung by Eddie Cantor); [1:30] Build a Little Home (reprised by Eddie Cantor and Chorus)
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