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Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

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

Genres

ComedyCrime

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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!

Others

Budget

$1120175

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

01 September 1944

Country

United States of America

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

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Dr. Einstein

Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Officer Patrick O'Hara

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Witherspoon

James Gleason

James Gleason

Lt. Rooney

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Reverend Harper

Edward McNamara

Edward McNamara

Sergeant Brophy

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Taxi Cab Driver

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Officer Saunders

Vaughan Glaser

Vaughan Glaser

Judge Cullman

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Dr. Gilchrist

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Reporter at Marriage License Office

Edward McWade

Edward McWade

Gibbs

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Marriage License Clerk

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

New York Pitcher (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Umpire (uncredited)

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Spec O'Donnell

Young Man in Line (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

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