The Boys from Syracuse
BROADWAY'S SENSATIONAL STAGE HIT...becomes the year's screen spectacle!
1940 | 73m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | A. Edward Sutherland |
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| Writer: | George Abbott |
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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 | |
| Release Date: | Jul 30, 1940 |
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| Director: | A. Edward Sutherland |
| Writer: | George Abbott |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | musical, based on play or musical, mistaken identity, twins, long lost relative, ancient greece |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Joe Cunningham | Jury Foreman |
| William Desmond | Citizen |
| Gerald Pierce | Newsboy |
| Rebel Randall | Girl |
| Charles Sherlock | Secretary |
| Charles Sullivan | Policeman |
| Malcolm Waite | Captain of Guards |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| A. Edward Sutherland | Director |
| George Abbott | Writer |
| Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Richard Rodgers | Songs |
| Lorenz Hart | Lyricist |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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