The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

1940-07-30

(US) •

Comedy,

Music

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Overview

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

Movie Cast

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Allan Jones

Antipholus von Eph/Sy

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Martha Raye

Luce

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Alan Mowbray

Angelo

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Irene Hervey

Adriana

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Joe Penner

Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse

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Charles Butterworth

Duke of Ephesus

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Rosemary Lane

Phyllis

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Samuel S. Hinds

Angeen

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Tom Dugan

Octavius

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Spencer Charters

Turnkey

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Doris Lloyd

Woman

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Larry J. Blake

Announcer

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Eddie Acuff

Taxi Cab Driver

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Matt McHugh

Bartender

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David Oliver

Messenger

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June Wilkins

Secretary

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Bess Flowers

Woman

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Cyril Ring

Guard

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Julie Carter

Girl

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Eric Blore

Pinch

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Joe Cunningham

Jury Foreman

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William Desmond

Citizen

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Gerald Pierce

Newsboy

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Rebel Randall

Girl

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Charles Sherlock

Secretary

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Charles Sullivan

Policeman

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Malcolm Waite

Captain of Guards