Movie Description
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)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!
Featured Crew
- Director : Frank Capra
- Producer : Frank Capra,Jack L. Warner
- Editor : Daniel Mandell
- Cast : 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,Garry Owen,John Ridgely,Vaughan Glaser,Chester Clute,Charles Lane,Edward McWade,Hank Mann,Spencer Charters,Sol Gorss,Lee Phelps,Raymond Walburn,Spec O'Donnell,Leo White
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 Office (uncredited)
Marriage License Clerk
New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Umpire (uncredited)
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleArsenic and Old Lace
Status Released
Release Information
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1944-09-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 58m
Budget₹ 1120175
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
