Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
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
- 1944-09-01
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Frank Capra, Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 1092 votes
Cast
- Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster
- Priscilla Lane as Elaine Harper Brewster
- Josephine Hull as Aunt Abby Brewster
- Jean Adair as Aunt Martha Brewster
- Raymond Massey as Jonathan Brewster
- John Alexander as 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
- Peter Lorre as Dr. Einstein
- Jack Carson as Officer Patrick O'Hara
- Edward Everett Horton as Mr. Witherspoon
- James Gleason as Lt. Rooney
- Grant Mitchell as Reverend Harper
- Edward McNamara as Sergeant Brophy
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