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The Boys from Syracuse

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NR,1hr 12min
Genres:
Comedy,Musical
Release:
1940
Director:
Edward Sutherland
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Starring:
Allan Jones, Joe Penner, Martha Raye  ...more
Synopsis: Considering that it was adapted from a Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and George Abbott, The Boys From Syracuse must rank as a disappointment, though it manages to remain entertaining throughout its surprisingly brief 74-minute running time. Like its theatrical predecessor, the film was inspired by Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors ("After a play by William Shakespeare long, long after" reads the opening title). In ancient Ephesus, young tyrant Antipholus (Allan Jones) sentences ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
In the case of The Boys from Syracuse, the original -- whether the Broadway musical or the Shakespearean play -- was definitely better. The filmed Boys gives little indication of why this Rodgers & Hart affair was so much fun onstage, which is only to be expected when most of the score was junked for the cinematic translation. True, what's left of the score is choice, especially the nifty "This Can't ... Full Review
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Allan Jones
Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse
Joe Penner
Dromio of Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse
Martha Raye
Luce
Rosemary Lane
Phyllis
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