The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
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
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
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Allan Jones as Antipholus von Eph/Sy |
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Martha Raye as Luce |
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Alan Mowbray as Angelo |
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Irene Hervey as Adriana |
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Joe Penner as Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse |
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Charles Butterworth as Duke of Ephesus |
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Rosemary Lane as Phyllis |
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Samuel S. Hinds as Angeen |
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Tom Dugan as Octavius |
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Spencer Charters as Turnkey |
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Doris Lloyd as Woman |
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Larry J. Blake as Announcer |
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Eddie Acuff as Taxi Cab Driver |
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Matt McHugh as Bartender |
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David Oliver as Messenger |
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June Wilkins as Secretary |
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Bess Flowers as Woman |
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Cyril Ring as Guard |
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Julie Carter as Girl |
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Eric Blore as Pinch |
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Joe Cunningham as Jury Foreman |
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William Desmond as Citizen |
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Gerald Pierce as Newsboy |
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Rebel Randall as Girl |
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Charles Sherlock as Secretary |
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Charles Sullivan as Policeman |
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Malcolm Waite as Captain of Guards |
| Directing | A. Edward Sutherland | Director |
| Writing | George Abbott | Writer |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Songs |
| Writing | Lorenz Hart | Lyricist |
| Editing | Milton Carruth | Editor |
