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Arsenic and Old Lace

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

Movie

7.7

Rating

(996 votes)

1h 58m

Runtime

1944

Released

3

Popularity

Genres

Overview

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!

Status

Released

Original Title

Arsenic and Old Lace

Release Date

1944-09-01

Languages

English

Budget

USD 1,120,175

Directors

Writers

Philip G. EpsteinScreenplay

Julius J. EpsteinScreenplay

Cast

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

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