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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

NR · 1944-09-01 · 1h 58m · EN
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She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

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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Frank CapraDirector
Budget
$1.1M

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Top billed cast

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Cary GrantCary GrantMortimer BrewsterPriscilla LanePriscilla LaneElaine Harper BrewsterRaymond MasseyRaymond MasseyJonathan BrewsterJack CarsonJack CarsonOfficer Patrick O'HaraEdward Everett HortonEdward Everett HortonMr. WitherspoonPeter LorrePeter LorreDr. EinsteinJames GleasonJames GleasonLt. RooneyJosephine HullJosephine HullAunt Abby BrewsterJean AdairJean AdairAunt Martha BrewsterJohn AlexanderJohn Alexander'Teddy Roosevelt' BrewsterGrant MitchellGrant MitchellReverend HarperEdward McNamaraEdward McNamaraSergeant Brophy

Keywords

MurderSerial killerHalloweenInsanityMarriageWriterCemeteryCorpsePoisonCellarCritic

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · CrimeTheme affinityMurder · Serial Killer · HalloweenDialogue densityComedyDirector preference108994Actor preference179994 · 256608 · 256609Country preferenceUs

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What is Arsenic and Old Lace about?

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!

How long is Arsenic and Old Lace?

Arsenic and Old Lace has a runtime of 118 minutes.