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    Arsenic and Old Lace

    118'

    1944-09-01

    7.6

    She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

    Comedy,Crime

    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!

    DirectingFrank CapraWritingJoseph Kesselring

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    Cast

    2

    Mortimer Brewster

    Cary Grant

    2

    Elaine Harper Brewster

    Priscilla Lane

    2

    Aunt Abby Brewster

    Josephine Hull

    1

    Aunt Martha Brewster

    Jean Adair

    2

    Jonathan Brewster

    Raymond Massey

    1

    'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

    John Alexander

    3

    Dr. Einstein

    Peter Lorre

    2

    Officer Patrick O'Hara

    Jack Carson

    1

    Mr. Witherspoon

    Edward Everett Horton

    2

    Lt. Rooney

    James Gleason

    2

    Reverend Harper

    Grant Mitchell

    1

    Sergeant Brophy

    Edward McNamara

    1

    Taxi Cab Driver

    Garry Owen

    1

    Officer Saunders

    John Ridgely

    1

    Judge Cullman

    Vaughan Glaser

    2

    Dr. Gilchrist

    Chester Clute

    2

    Reporter at Marriage License Office

    Charles Lane

    1

    Gibbs

    Edward McWade

    1

    Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

    Hank Mann

    2

    Marriage License Clerk

    Spencer Charters

    1

    New York Pitcher (uncredited)

    Sol Gorss

    1

    Umpire (uncredited)

    Lee Phelps

    2

    Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

    Raymond Walburn

    2

    Young Man in Line (uncredited)

    Spec O'Donnell

    1

    Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

    Leo White

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    Details:

    • Budget: 1120175
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Warner Bros. Pictures
    • Vote Count: 1094
    • Popularity: 6.0951
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Arsenic and Old Lace

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