The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
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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
Year
1940
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
30 July 1940
TMDB
6.4 (7)
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Allan Jones
Antipholus von Eph/Sy
Martha Raye
Luce
Alan Mowbray
Angelo
Irene Hervey
Adriana
Joe Penner
Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse
Charles Butterworth
Duke of Ephesus
Rosemary Lane
Phyllis
Samuel S. Hinds
Angeen
Tom Dugan
Octavius
Spencer Charters
Turnkey
Doris Lloyd
Woman
Larry J. Blake
Announcer
Eddie Acuff
Taxi Cab Driver
Matt McHugh
Bartender
David Oliver
Messenger
June Wilkins
Secretary
Bess Flowers
Woman
Cyril Ring
Guard
Julie Carter
Girl
Eric Blore
Pinch
J
Joe Cunningham
Jury Foreman
William Desmond
Citizen
G
Gerald Pierce
Newsboy
Rebel Randall
Girl
Charles Sherlock
Secretary
Charles Sullivan
Policeman
Malcolm Waite
Captain of Guards
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