CinemaOSMovie · 1944 · 1h 58m · NR
Arsenic and Old Lace

She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

76%(1,088)IMDbComedyCrime

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!

Directed byFrank Capra

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 58m
Language
EN
Released
September 1, 1944
Budget
$1,120,175
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - Trailer

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Arsenic and Old Lace Modern Trailer

Arsenic and Old Lace Modern Trailer

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Original Trailer: Cary Grant - Priscilla Lane - Frank Capra - Comedy

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Original Trailer: Cary Grant - Priscilla Lane - Frank Capra - Comedy

Arsenic and Old Lace - Trailer

Arsenic and Old Lace - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Mortimer Brewster

Priscilla Lane

Priscilla Lane

Elaine Harper Brewster

Josephine Hull

Josephine Hull

Aunt Abby Brewster

Jean Adair

Jean Adair

Aunt Martha Brewster

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Jonathan Brewster

John Alexander

John Alexander

'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Dr. Einstein

Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Officer Patrick O'Hara

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Witherspoon

James Gleason

James Gleason

Lt. Rooney

Creative team
Directed by
Frank Capra
Frank Capra
Written by
Philip G. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
Julius J. Epstein
Julius J. Epstein
Produced by
Frank Capra
Frank Capra
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner

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