

The Boys from Syracuse
1940 · Movie · 1h 13m
ComedyMusic
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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
Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
Key crew
- A. Edward SutherlandDirector
- George AbbottWriter
Cast
- Allan JonesAntipholus von Eph/Sy
- Martha RayeLuce
- Alan MowbrayAngelo
- Irene HerveyAdriana
- Joe PennerDromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse
- Charles ButterworthDuke of Ephesus
- Rosemary LanePhyllis
- Samuel S. HindsAngeen
- Tom DuganOctavius
- Spencer ChartersTurnkey
- Doris LloydWoman
- Larry J. BlakeAnnouncer
Stills
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Themes
mistaken identitymusicalbased on play or musicaltwinslong lost relativeancient greece























