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Arsenic and Old Lace

(1944)

Comedy, Crime

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1hrs 58m

Overview

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!

Score

76

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Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster

Cary Grant

** Mortimer Brewster

Priscilla Lane as Elaine Harper Brewster

Priscilla Lane

** Elaine Harper Brewster

Josephine Hull as Aunt Abby Brewster

Josephine Hull

** Aunt Abby Brewster

Jean Adair as Aunt Martha Brewster

Jean Adair

** Aunt Martha Brewster

Raymond Massey as Jonathan Brewster

Raymond Massey

** Jonathan Brewster

John Alexander as 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

John Alexander

** 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

Peter Lorre as Dr. Einstein

Peter Lorre

** Dr. Einstein

Jack Carson as Officer Patrick O'Hara

Jack Carson

** Officer Patrick O'Hara

Edward Everett Horton as Mr. Witherspoon

Edward Everett Horton

** Mr. Witherspoon

James Gleason as Lt. Rooney

James Gleason

** Lt. Rooney

Grant Mitchell as Reverend Harper

Grant Mitchell

** Reverend Harper

Edward McNamara as Sergeant Brophy

Edward McNamara

** Sergeant Brophy

Garry Owen as Taxi Cab Driver

Garry Owen

** Taxi Cab Driver

John Ridgely as Officer Saunders

John Ridgely

** Officer Saunders

Vaughan Glaser as Judge Cullman

Vaughan Glaser

** Judge Cullman

Chester Clute as Dr. Gilchrist

Chester Clute

** Dr. Gilchrist

Charles Lane as Reporter at Marriage License Office

Charles Lane

** Reporter at Marriage License Office

Edward McWade as Gibbs

Edward McWade

** Gibbs

Hank Mann as Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

Hank Mann

** Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

Spencer Charters as Marriage License Clerk

Spencer Charters

** Marriage License Clerk

Sol Gorss as New York Pitcher (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

** New York Pitcher (uncredited)

Lee Phelps as Umpire (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

** Umpire (uncredited)

Raymond Walburn as Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

Raymond Walburn

** Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell as Young Man in Line (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

** Young Man in Line (uncredited)

Leo White as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Leo White

** Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

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