Roman Scandals (1933)


Roman Scandals
Release Date27 November 1933
Budget$1,000,000
GenreComedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsSamuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSlapstick
TagsChase, Daydream, Emperor, Food, Journey, Musical [play], Poison, Poverty, Slavery, Time Travel

Roman Scandals is a 1933 black-and-white American musical film starring Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold and David Manners. It was directed by Frank Tuttle.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Eddie aka Oedipus

Princess Sylvia

Josephus

Empress Agrippa

Emperor Valerius

Majordomo

Charles C. Wilson
Police Chief Charles Pratt

Harry Holman
Mayor of West Rome

Jack Rutherford
Manius

Warren Finley Cooper

Lee Kohlmar
Storekeeper

Richard Alexander
Valerius' Soldier

Official

Caius, the Food Taster

Frank Austin
Shantytown Man

Goldwyn Girl

Bonnie Bannon
Goldwyn Girl

Little Eddie

Dolly Bell
Slave Market Soloist

Cop, Roman Jailer

Myrla Bratton
Goldwyn Girl

Louise Carver
Lady Slave Bidder

Goldwyn Girl

Valerius' Soldier

Davison Clark
Pete, Process Server

Valerius' Soldier

Roman Spa Proprietress

Anna Demetrio
Shantytown Donut Maker

Louise Emmons
Roman Crowd Extra

Stanley Fields
Slave Auctioneer

Roman Crowd Extra

Charles K. French
Nobleman

Rosaline Fromson
Goldwyn Girl

Goldwyn Girl

Goldwyn Girl

Frank Hagney
Lucius, Josephus' Charioteer

Jane Hamilton
Goldwyn Girl

Handmaiden

Pearl Hay
Roman Crowd Extra

Edward Hearn
Roman Crowd Extra

Philippa Hilber
Goldwyn Girl

Senator Idiot

Genevieve Irwin
Slave Market Soloist

Torturer

Vivian Keefer
Goldwyn Girl

Rose Kirsner
Slave Market Soloist

Mary Lange
Goldwyn Girl

Gus Leonard
Elderly Shantytown Man

Murdock MacQuarrie
Senator Fool

Michael Mark
Assistant Cook

Katharine Mauk
Goldwyn Girl

Goldwyn Girl

Bruce Mitchell
Shantytown Cop

Ted Oliver
Valerius' Soldier

Goldwyn Girl

Goldwyn Girl

Theo Plane
Goldwyn Girl

Grace Poggi
Specialty Dancer

Russ Powell
Male Slave Bidder

Bob Reeves
Carpenter

Roman Crowd Extra

Aileen Riggin
Specialty Dancer

Goldwyn Girl

Buster Slaven
Shantytown Boy

William Wagner
Male Slave Bidder

Blue Washington
Litter Bearer

Leo Willis
Torturer

Bugg, the Museum Keeper

Florence Wilson
Slave Market Soloist

Goldwyn Girl

Duke York
Valerius' Soldier

Director

Frank Tuttle
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Producer

George Oppenheimer
writer

Nat Perrin
writer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Ray June
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Editor

Stuart Heisler
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Art Director

Costume Designer

John W. Harkrider
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Sound Department

Vinton Vernon
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Kenneth Alexander
still photographer

Music Department

Ray Heindorf
orchestrator

musical director

Other Crew

dance director

John W. Boyle
chariot sequences photographer

Ralph Ceder
chariot sequences

Production Company

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
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Distributor

United Artists

Film Classics

Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)

MGM/UA Home Entertainment

Nelson Entertainment

Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment






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