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Arsenic and Old Lace

NR
ComedyCrime
7.638/10(929 ratings)

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!

09-01-1944
1h 58m
Arsenic and Old Lace
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Main Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Mortimer Brewster

Priscilla Lane

Priscilla Lane

Elaine Harper Brewster

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

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Frank Capra
Production:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget:
$1,120,175

Key Crew

Director:
Frank Capra
Producer:
Jack L. Warner
Producer:
Frank Capra
Screenplay:
Julius J. Epstein
Screenplay:
Philip G. Epstein

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en