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In this madcap classic, Oklahoma farm boy Eddie Cantor daydreams his way back to the glory of ancient Rome, where he finds himself a spokesman for the downtrodden before the cruel and sneering emperor.
Original Release
11/27/1933
US Release
11/27/1933
Cast
Name | Character |
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Eddie Cantor | Oedipus / Eddie / Eddie aka Oedipus |
Ruth Etting | Olga |
Gloria Stuart | Princess Sylvia |
Edward Arnold | Emperor Valerius |
David Manners | Josephus |
Verree Teasdale | Empress Agrippa |
Alan Mowbray | Majordomo |
Jack Rutherford | Manius (as John Rutherford) / Manius |
Willard Robertson | Warren Finley Cooper |
Lee Kohlmar | Storekeeper |
Directors
Writers
George S. Kaufman, Robert E. Sherwood, William Anthony McGuire, George Oppenheimer, Arthur Sheekman, Nat Perrin
Cast
Name | Character |
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Eddie Cantor | Oedipus / Eddie / Eddie aka Oedipus |
Ruth Etting | Olga |
Gloria Stuart | Princess Sylvia |
Edward Arnold | Emperor Valerius |
David Manners | Josephus |
Verree Teasdale | Empress Agrippa |
Alan Mowbray | Majordomo |
Jack Rutherford | Manius (as John Rutherford) / Manius |
Willard Robertson | Warren Finley Cooper |
Lee Kohlmar | Storekeeper |
The Goldwyn Girls | Slave Girls |
Lillian Abrams | Dancer |
Richard Alexander | Valerius' Soldier |
Stanley Andrews | Official |
Charles Arnt | Caius - the Food Taster |
Frank Austin | Shantytown Resident |
Silver Tip Baker | Roman Citizen |
Lucille Ball | Shantytown Resident / Goldwyn Girl |
Bonnie Bannon | Shantytown Resident / Goldwyn Girl |
Billy Barty | Little Eddie |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |