Arsenic and Old Lace

★7.6·00·1944·1h 58m
Crime·Comedy

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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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

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

★7.6· 1944· 1h 58m· Crime, Comedy

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!

Release date1 Sep 1944
DirectorFrank Capra
LanguageEN
StatusReleased

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