Eddie Cantor and the Goldwyn Girls in ROMAN SCANDALS (1933)
I got a copy of this big hit in HD. As far as I know, it's not available on Blu-ray. How to describe this movie? A comedy/fantasy/musical set in Ancient Rome. Like a lot of PEPLUM comedies, it starts in modern times and the story goes in the past. There are some big musical moments like this one, KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL, with the Goldwyn girls tricked by Cantor in blackface. It's an impressive number, with Ancient Rome in Art Deco style. Of course, this scene is seen as extremely problematic, not only because of Cantor in blackface but the song's theme. It's definitely pre-code, so the film is naughty in ways rarely seen in post-code Hollywood.
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