The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
- Directed by
- A. Edward Sutherland
- Genre
- comedy film, musical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Identical twin brothers, separated at birth, cause confusion when they both end up in the same ancient city. Mistaken identities lead to romantic mix-ups and comic chaos with their wives and a friend.
lightheartedwhimsicalenergeticplayfulfast-pacedromanticchaoticcheerful
What happens
The Boys from Syracuse is a 1940 American musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, based on the 1938 stage musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, which in turn was loosely based on the play The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards; one for Best Visual Effects (John P. Fulton, Bernard B. Brown, Joe Lapis) and one for Best Art Direction (Jack Otterson). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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