Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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Released:
1944-09-01

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!

Director:
Frank Capra

Runtime:
1h 58min

Genre:
Comedy, Crime

  • Cast:
  • Cary Grant
    as
    Mortimer Brewster
  • Priscilla Lane
    as
    Elaine Harper Brewster
  • Josephine Hull
    as
    Aunt Abby Brewster
  • Jean Adair
    as
    Aunt Martha Brewster
  • Raymond Massey
    as
    Jonathan Brewster