---
title: 'The Boys from Syracuse (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'A. Edward Sutherland'
released: '1940-07-18'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boys-from-syracuse-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032276/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

1940 · 73 min · Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

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 and one for Best Art Direction.

## Credits

- **Director:** [A. Edward Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/a-edward-sutherland)
- **Screenplay:** [Leonard Spigelgass](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-spigelgass), [Paul Girard Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-girard-smith)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank Skinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-skinner)
- **Editor:** [Milton Carruth](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-carruth)
- **Producer:** [Jules Levey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-levey)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph A. Valentine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-a-valentine)

## Cast

- [Lane Sisters](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-sisters)
- [Charles Butterworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-butterworth)
- [Cyril Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-ring)
- [Spencer Charters](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-charters)
- [Alan Mowbray](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-mowbray)
- [Eric Blore](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-blore)
- [Doris Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-lloyd)
- [Irene Hervey](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-hervey)
- [Allan Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-jones-2)
- [Samuel S. Hinds](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-s-hinds)
- [Rosemary Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosemary-lane)
- [Martha Raye](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-raye)
- [Larry J. Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-j-blake)
- [William Desmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-desmond)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)

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