Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

Movie Information

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!

Release Date

September 1, 1944

Director

Frank Capra

Runtime

1h 58m

Cast

Cary GrantPriscilla LaneJosephine HullJean AdairRaymond MasseyJohn AlexanderPeter LorreJack CarsonEdward Everett HortonJames Gleason

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Genres

ComedyCrime

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