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The Boys from Syracuse

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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

Date: 07/30/1940
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Allan Jones, Martha Raye, Alan Mowbray, Irene Hervey, Joe Penner, Charles Butterworth, Rosemary Lane, Samuel S. Hinds, Tom Dugan, Spencer Charters, Doris Lloyd, Larry J. Blake, Eddie Acuff, Matt McHugh, David Oliver, June Wilkins, Bess Flowers, Cyril Ring, Julie Carter, Eric Blore, Joe Cunningham, William Desmond, Gerald Pierce, Rebel Randall, Charles Sherlock, Charles Sullivan, Malcolm Waite

Allan Jones as Antipholus von Eph/Sy in The Boys from Syracuse Allan Jones

Martha Raye as Luce in The Boys from Syracuse Martha Raye

Alan Mowbray as Angelo in The Boys from Syracuse Alan Mowbray

Irene Hervey as Adriana in The Boys from Syracuse Irene Hervey

Joe Penner as Dromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse in The Boys from Syracuse Joe Penner

Charles Butterworth as Duke of Ephesus in The Boys from Syracuse Charles Butterworth

Rosemary Lane as Phyllis in The Boys from Syracuse Rosemary Lane

Samuel S. Hinds as Angeen in The Boys from Syracuse Samuel S. Hinds

Tom Dugan as Octavius in The Boys from Syracuse Tom Dugan

Spencer Charters as Turnkey in The Boys from Syracuse Spencer Charters

Doris Lloyd as Woman in The Boys from Syracuse Doris Lloyd

Larry J. Blake as Announcer in The Boys from Syracuse Larry J. Blake

Eddie Acuff as Taxi Cab Driver in The Boys from Syracuse Eddie Acuff

Matt McHugh as Bartender in The Boys from Syracuse Matt McHugh

David Oliver as Messenger in The Boys from Syracuse David Oliver

June Wilkins as Secretary in The Boys from Syracuse June Wilkins

Bess Flowers as Woman in The Boys from Syracuse Bess Flowers

Cyril Ring as Guard in The Boys from Syracuse Cyril Ring

Julie Carter as Girl in The Boys from Syracuse Julie Carter

Eric Blore as Pinch in The Boys from Syracuse Eric Blore

Joe Cunningham

William Desmond as Citizen in The Boys from Syracuse William Desmond

Gerald Pierce as Newsboy in The Boys from Syracuse Gerald Pierce

Rebel Randall as Girl in The Boys from Syracuse Rebel Randall

Charles Sherlock as Secretary in The Boys from Syracuse Charles Sherlock

Charles Sullivan as Policeman in The Boys from Syracuse Charles Sullivan

Malcolm Waite as Captain of Guards in The Boys from Syracuse Malcolm Waite

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