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Auction History Result 1f0693 ROMAN SCANDALS LC 1933 Goldwyn Girl Lucille Ball & others laugh at Eddie Cantor in blackface! Date Sold 12/21/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Roman Scandals, the 1933 Frank Tuttle pre-Code historical Ancient Rome Italy romantic musical fantasy comedy (based on the story by George S. Kaufman, with a script by Kaufman and Robert E. Sherwood; musical numbers staged by Busby Berkeley, who was borrowed from Warner Bros., and he brought along many of his best dancers and showgirls; Berkeley managed to work with both studios by doing this movie at night while working at Warners during the day; produced by Samuel Goldwyn; about a delivery boy in "West Rome", a small town in middle America, who is hit on the head and wakes up in Ancient Rome where he is sold as a slave, and ends up at the royal palace, involved in much royal intrigue; after many adventures, he wakes up in the modern day, and he uses her new-found knowledge to become a hero!) starring Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, David Manners, The Goldwyn Girls, Edward Arnold, Verree Teasdale, and Alan Mowbray. Note that Lucille Ball and Paulette Goddard were two of the "Goldwyn Girls" (this was in Lucille Ball's first year of making movies, when she had several uncredited appearances in roles like these!). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: When you talk about "politically incorrect" scenes, this one is up there! Not only is Eddie Cantor in blackface (which the "Goldwyn Girls", including Lucille Ball, find hilarious), but there are also two "black" slave girls who are not amused! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: good. There are pinholes in the corners and many smudges and creases around the edges with some smudges and faint stains scattered in the image. The card displays pretty well, but certainly any talented restorer could greatly improve its appearance, and likely be able to remove the smudges and stains chemically. Note that this lobby card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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