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The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse, Martha Raye,Joe Penner,Allan Jones,Rosemary Lane,Charles Butterworth,Irene Hervey,Alan Mowbray,Eric Blore,Samuel S. Hinds,Eddie Acuff
Original title
The Boys from Syracuse
director
Edward Sutherland,A. Edward Sutherland
year
1940
Cast
Martha Raye,Joe Penner,Allan Jones,Rosemary Lane,Charles Butterworth,Irene Hervey,Alan Mowbray,Eric Blore,Samuel S. Hinds,Eddie Acuff
country
US
genre
comedy , musical , music
plot
Slapstick version of Rodgers and Hart's stage hit about ancient Greece; based on Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors." Luce: Martha Raye. Dromio: Joe Penner. Antipholus: Allan Jones. Phyllis: Rosemary Lane. Pinch: Eric Blore. Duke: Charles Butterworth. Adriana: Irene Hervey. Fine songs. Directed by A. Edward Sutherland.