Arsenic and Old Lace

1944 · TMDB 7.6

Directed by Frank Capra

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!

Cary Grant Priscilla Lane Josephine Hull Jean Adair Raymond Massey John Alexander Peter Lorre Jack Carson Edward Everett Horton James Gleason Grant Mitchell Edward McNamara

Director · Frank Capra Producer · Jack L. Warner Producer · Frank Capra Writer · Philip G. Epstein Writer · Julius J. Epstein Cinematography · Sol Polito Composer · Max Steiner Composer · Leo F. Forbstein Editor · Daniel Mandell

Runtime: 118 min
Released: 1944-09-01
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.6

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Tim Laws

2024-05-01

Cary Grant is incredible. At times, it's like he was told they were making a completely different film to the one they were actually making. The muttering as he sits out the big fight, the off screen muttering about the wine glass, the fourth wall breaks while tied up. The man was a comedy genius.