Arsenic and Old Lace
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1944
1h 58m
NR
English
Comedy, Crime
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Arsenic and Old Lace
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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Cast
Mortimer Brewster
Elaine Harper Brewster
Aunt Abby Brewster
Aunt Martha Brewster
Jonathan Brewster
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Dr. Einstein
Officer Patrick O'Hara
Mr. Witherspoon
Lt. Rooney
Reverend Harper
Sergeant Brophy
Taxi Cab Driver
Officer Saunders
Judge Cullman
Dr. Gilchrist
Reporter at Marriage License Office
Gibbs
Photographer at Marriage License Of...
Marriage License Clerk
New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Umpire (uncredited)
Drummer at baseball game (uncredite...
Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Directed By: Frank Capra
Written By: Julius J. Epstein (Screenplay), Philip G. Epstein (Screenplay)
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AndrewBloom
CONTAINS SPOILERS/10 5 years ago
[7.7/10] I’m not knowledgeable enough to know whether *Arsenic and Old Lace* is the first true horror comedy, but if not, it has to be one of the earliest great examples of the form. The screwball elements are outstanding, with a rapid-fire sort of comic energy that makes things feel enjoyably rid More
bladefd
/10 2 months ago
Frank Capra directs this classic film starring Cary Grant and other actors I don’t recognize. While it’s considered a thriller, the central focus is dark comedy. The acting is good, the filming technicals are fine, and humor holds the test of time. My issue is the second half of the film drags, More
Filipe Manuel Neto
4 months ago
**An extraordinary comedy that stands out for its unpretentiousness.**
I didn't have high expectations when I decided to watch this film, and I think this increased the impact it ended up having even more: based on a successful play, the film is an extraordinary comedy full of bizarreness and mis More
I didn't have high expectations when I decided to watch this film, and I think this increased the impact it ended up having even more: based on a successful play, the film is an extraordinary comedy full of bizarreness and mis More
barrymost
4 years ago
There are thirteen bodies in the cellar! Oh, piffle.
Plot in a nutshell: Drama critic Mortimer Brewster has just gotten married. But his newfound wedded bliss is interrupted by the disturbing discovery that his sweet old spinster aunts have been murdering lonely old men with their homemade elde More
Plot in a nutshell: Drama critic Mortimer Brewster has just gotten married. But his newfound wedded bliss is interrupted by the disturbing discovery that his sweet old spinster aunts have been murdering lonely old men with their homemade elde More
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