Watch Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Official Trailer
She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!
7.6 / 10 IMDb September 1, 1944 1h 58m
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!
Director
Runtime
1h 58m
Release Date
September 1, 1944
Genre
Comedy, Crime
Status
Released
Budget
$1,120,175
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Cary Grant
as Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane
as Elaine Harper Brewster
Josephine Hull
as Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair
as Aunt Martha Brewster
Raymond Massey
as Jonathan Brewster
John Alexander
as 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Peter Lorre
as Dr. Einstein
Jack Carson
as Officer Patrick O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton
as Mr. Witherspoon
James Gleason
as Lt. Rooney
Grant Mitchell
as Reverend Harper
Edward McNamara
as Sergeant Brophy
Garry Owen
as Taxi Cab Driver
John Ridgely
as Officer Saunders
Vaughan Glaser
as Judge Cullman
Chester Clute
as Dr. Gilchrist
Charles Lane
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
Edward McWade
as Gibbs
Hank Mann
as Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
as Marriage License Clerk
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesArsenic and Old Lace Official Trailer 1944
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