EDDIE CANTOR AGAIN

Evening Star, Issue 21746, 14 June 1934, Page 13

EDDIE CANTOR AGAIN

' ROMAK SCANDALS ’ FOR REGENT Once every year the goggle-eyed Eddie Cantor, Samuel Goldwyn, and the famous Goldwyn ballet combine to make an extravaganza of musical comedy and spectacular settings. Loca theatregoers have seen and enjoyed ‘ Whoopee,’ ‘ Palmy Days,’ and ‘ The Kid From Spain ’ in successive years, but it is reported that these great shows are all eclipsed by ‘ Homan beandais, ’ which will be screened at the Regent Theatre to-morrow. The shrinking and wistful Eddie Cantor was delightful when surrounded by wild Red Indians as in ‘ Whoopee,’ or by infuriated bulls in ‘ The Kid From Spain, but it is said that the terrifying intrigues of the court of Valerious and Agrippa provide the little comedian with an even richer vein of humour to exploit. The picture opens in a modern American city, West Rome, _ where Eddie, considered to be the nincompoop of the district, runs foul of a gang of unscrupulous politicians and financial magnates. Rough handling by the city police makes the aggrieved young man express the wish that to was back in ancient Rome, and before he realises it he finds himself in toga and sandals, confronted by three extremely aggressive Roman legionaries. He finds himself a person suspected of the most serious designs on the State, and is offered for sale at public auction as a slave. Then commences a series of adventures in which only the most amazing good fortune saves him from being flayed to death, boiled in oil, and tortured to death. Eddie, or Oedipus, as he is called, seeks safety in flight, and then begins the most ludicrous, uproarious, and thrilling chariot race seen on the screen. A feature of the production is its lavish settings, while the work of the ballet in many of the scenes is extraordinarily effective.