Arsenic and Old Lace
Directed by Frank Capra
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!
- Released
- 1 Sep 1944
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Also known as
- 砒霜与烈酒, Arsénico y encaje antiguo, Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen, Arsenicum en oude kant
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.1M
- Screenplay
- Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
- Cinematography
- Sol Polito
- Music
- Leo F. Forbstein, Max Steiner
- Editor
- Daniel Mandell
- Elsewhere
- TMDB
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- Comedy
- Crime
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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
