Arsenic and Old Lace

1944
1 hr 58 mins
ComedyCrime
TMDB
76%
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Popularity
1.8
Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
DirectorFrank Capra
Writers Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein

Overview

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

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Top Cast

Cary Grant Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane Elaine Harper Brewster
Josephine Hull Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair Aunt Martha Brewster
Raymond Massey Jonathan Brewster
John Alexander 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Peter Lorre Dr. Einstein
Jack Carson Officer Patrick O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton Mr. Witherspoon
James Gleason Lt. Rooney
Grant Mitchell Reverend Harper
Edward McNamara Sergeant Brophy
Garry Owen Taxi Cab Driver
John Ridgely Officer Saunders
Vaughan Glaser Judge Cullman

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