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Arsenic and Old Lace

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

★ 7.6 / 10 (1,094 votes)September 1, 1944118 minEN
ComedyCrime

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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Movie facts

Release dateSeptember 1, 1944
StatusReleased
Runtime118 min
Rating★ 7.6 / 10
CertificationNR
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$1,120,175
Revenue—
ProductionWarner Bros. Pictures
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Director

Frank Capra

Writers

Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein

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Cast

Cary GrantCary GrantMortimer Brewster
Priscilla LanePriscilla LaneElaine Harper Brewster
Josephine HullJosephine HullAunt Abby Brewster
Jean AdairJean AdairAunt Martha Brewster
Raymond MasseyRaymond MasseyJonathan Brewster
John AlexanderJohn Alexander'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Peter LorrePeter LorreDr. Einstein
Jack CarsonJack CarsonOfficer Patrick O'Hara
Edward Everett HortonEdward Everett HortonMr. Witherspoon
James GleasonJames GleasonLt. Rooney
Grant MitchellGrant MitchellReverend Harper
Edward McNamaraEdward McNamaraSergeant Brophy
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