Arsenic and Old Lace

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

Sep 21 1944 Approved 1h 58m
Comedy, Crime, Thriller

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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Plot

Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts' hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. It gets worse.

Written by

Julius J. Epstein, Joseph Kesselring, Charles Dorat

Directed by

Frank Capra

Cast

Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Official Trailer - Cary Grant, Peter Lorre Movie HD
Arsenic and Old Lace - Trailer
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Original Trailer: Cary Grant - Priscilla Lane - Frank Capra - Comedy
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