Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

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1944-09-01

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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Arsenic and Old Lace

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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!

Released

1944-09-01

Runtime

118

Director

Frank Capra

Budget

$1120175

Revenue

$0

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Language

English

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

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    Cary Grant

    Cary Grant
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    Priscilla Lane

    Priscilla Lane
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    Josephine Hull

    Josephine Hull
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    Jean Adair

    Jean Adair
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    Raymond Massey

    Raymond Massey
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    John Alexander

    John Alexander
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    Peter Lorre

    Peter Lorre
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    Jack Carson

    Jack Carson
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    Edward Everett Horton

    Edward Everett Horton
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    James Gleason

    James Gleason
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    Grant Mitchell

    Grant Mitchell
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    Edward McNamara

    Edward McNamara
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    Garry Owen

    Garry Owen
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    John Ridgely

    John Ridgely
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    Vaughan Glaser

    Vaughan Glaser
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    Chester Clute

    Chester Clute
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    Charles Lane

    Charles Lane
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    Edward McWade

    Edward McWade
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    Hank Mann

    Hank Mann
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    Spencer Charters

    Spencer Charters
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    Sol Gorss

    Sol Gorss
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    Lee Phelps

    Lee Phelps
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    Raymond Walburn

    Raymond Walburn
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    Spec O'Donnell

    Spec O'Donnell
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    Leo White

    Leo White