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Arsenic and Old Lace

Comedy | Crime

7.6

Release Date

September 1, 1944

Duration

118 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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!

Casts

Cary Grant

Mortimer Brewster

Cary Grant

Priscilla Lane

Elaine Harper Brewster

Priscilla Lane

Josephine Hull

Aunt Abby Brewster

Josephine Hull

Jean Adair

Aunt Martha Brewster

Jean Adair

Raymond Massey

Jonathan Brewster

Raymond Massey

John Alexander

'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

John Alexander

Peter Lorre

Dr. Einstein

Peter Lorre

Jack Carson

Officer Patrick O'Hara

Jack Carson

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Witherspoon

Edward Everett Horton

James Gleason

Lt. Rooney

James Gleason

Grant Mitchell

Reverend Harper

Grant Mitchell

Edward McNamara

Sergeant Brophy

Edward McNamara

Garry Owen

Taxi Cab Driver

Garry Owen

John Ridgely

Officer Saunders

John Ridgely

Vaughan Glaser

Judge Cullman

Vaughan Glaser

Chester Clute

Dr. Gilchrist

Chester Clute

Charles Lane

Reporter at Marriage License Office

Charles Lane

Edward McWade

Gibbs

Edward McWade

Hank Mann

Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Spencer Charters

Marriage License Clerk

Spencer Charters

Sol Gorss

New York Pitcher (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Lee Phelps

Umpire (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Raymond Walburn

Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

Raymond Walburn

Spec O'Donnell

Young Man in Line (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Leo White

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Leo White

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