Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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

Directed by Frank Capra1h 58mComedy,Crime

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!

Rated
NR
Year
1944
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 September 1944
TMDB
7.6 (1073)
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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
Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
Reverend Harper
Edward McNamara
Edward McNamara
Sergeant Brophy
Garry Owen
Garry Owen
Taxi Cab Driver
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
Officer Saunders
Vaughan Glaser
Vaughan Glaser
Judge Cullman
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Dr. Gilchrist
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Reporter at Marriage License Office
Edward McWade
Edward McWade
Gibbs
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
Marriage License Clerk
Sol Gorss
Sol Gorss
New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Umpire (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Spec O'Donnell
Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo White
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

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