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The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

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73 minComedyMusic
TMDb6.4/107 votes

The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the concerns The efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Anthipholus and his servant Dromio, to find their long-lost twins who, for reason of plot confusion, are also named Anthipholus and Dromio. Complications arise when the wife of the Ephesians, Adriana and her servant Luce, mistake the two strangers for their husband, though the couples eventually get sorted out after Adriana's sister Luciana and the Syracuse Antipholus admit their love

Country: United States

Director: A. Edward Sutherland

Cast

Allan Jones as Antipholus von Eph/Sy

Allan Jones

Antipholus von Eph/Sy

Martha Raye as Luce

Martha Raye

Luce

Alan Mowbray as Angelo

Alan Mowbray

Angelo

Irene Hervey as Adriana

Irene Hervey

Adriana

Joe Penner as Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse

Joe Penner

Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse

Charles Butterworth as Duke of Ephesus

Charles Butterworth

Duke of Ephesus

Rosemary Lane as Phyllis

Rosemary Lane

Phyllis

Samuel S. Hinds as Angeen

Samuel S. Hinds

Angeen

Tom Dugan as Octavius

Tom Dugan

Octavius

Spencer Charters as Turnkey

Spencer Charters

Turnkey

Doris Lloyd as Woman

Doris Lloyd

Woman

Larry J. Blake as Announcer

Larry J. Blake

Announcer

Eddie Acuff as Taxi Cab Driver

Eddie Acuff

Taxi Cab Driver

Matt McHugh as Bartender

Matt McHugh

Bartender

Keywords

Plot:mistaken identitymusicalbased on play or musicaltwinslong lost relative
Place:ancient greece

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