
ComedyCrime
Arsenic and Old Lace(1944)
“She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!”
7.6/10(1,002)
EnglishReleasedRelease
September 1, 1944
Language
English
Rating
7.6/10
Status
Released
About Arsenic and Old Lace
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!
On Screen
Cast(11)

as
Aunt Martha Brewster
Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster

as
Jonathan Brewster
Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster

as
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

as
Officer Patrick O'Hara
Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara

as
Sergeant Brophy
Edward McNamara
Sergeant Brophy

as
Taxi Cab Driver
Garry Owen
Taxi Cab Driver

as
Judge Cullman
Vaughan Glaser
Judge Cullman

as
Reporter at Marriage License Office
Charles Lane
Reporter at Marriage License Office

as
Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

as
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

as
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Leo White
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
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