The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse

73 mins | Comedy, Music | July 30, 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

The Boys from Syracuse

73 mins | Comedy, Music | July 30, 1940

The Boys from Syracuse
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
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers
Original title The Boys from Syracuse
Directors A. Edward Sutherland
Writers George Abbott

Cast

Allan Jones

as Antipholus von Eph/Sy

Martha Raye

as Luce

Alan Mowbray

as Angelo

Irene Hervey

as Adriana

Joe Penner

as Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse

Charles Butterworth

as Duke of Ephesus

Rosemary Lane

as Phyllis

Samuel S. Hinds

as Angeen

Tom Dugan

as Octavius

Spencer Charters

as Turnkey

Doris Lloyd

as Woman

Larry J. Blake

as Announcer

Eddie Acuff

as Taxi Cab Driver

Matt McHugh

as Bartender

David Oliver

as Messenger

June Wilkins

as Secretary

Bess Flowers

as Woman

Cyril Ring

as Guard

Julie Carter

as Girl

Eric Blore

as Pinch

Joe Cunningham

as Jury Foreman

Gerald Pierce

as Newsboy

Rebel Randall

as Girl

Charles Sherlock

as Secretary

Charles Sullivan

as Policeman

Malcolm Waite

as Captain of Guards