
Roman Scandals
Music · Comedy
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor
Eddie aka Oedipus
Eddie Cantor
Eddie aka Oedipus


Ruth Etting
Ruth Etting
Olga
Ruth Etting
Olga


Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart
Princess Sylvia
Gloria Stuart
Princess Sylvia


Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
Emperor Valerius
Edward Arnold
Emperor Valerius


David Manners
David Manners
Josephus
David Manners
Josephus


Verree Teasdale
Verree Teasdale
Empress Agrippa
Verree Teasdale
Empress Agrippa


Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray
Majordomo
Alan Mowbray
Majordomo


Jack Rutherford
Jack Rutherford
Manius (as John Rutherford)
Jack Rutherford
Manius (as John Rutherford)


Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson
Warren Finley Cooper
Willard Robertson
Warren Finley Cooper


Lee Kohlmar
Lee Kohlmar
Storekeeper
Lee Kohlmar
Storekeeper
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