Arsenic and Old Lace 1944

Synopsis:

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!

Directed by: Frank Capra
Written by: Julius J. Epstein & Philip G. Epstein
Runtime: 118 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!
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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Also known as:
  • Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen
  • Arsénico por compasión
  • Arsénico y encaje antiguo