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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Sep 1, 1944 · 1h 58m

7.6/10 TMDB user score
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She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

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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Top cast

  • Cary Grant Cary Grant Mortimer Brewster
  • Priscilla Lane Priscilla Lane Elaine Harper Brewster
  • Josephine Hull Josephine Hull Aunt Abby Brewster
  • Jean Adair Jean Adair Aunt Martha Brewster
  • Raymond Massey Raymond Massey Jonathan Brewster
  • John Alexander John Alexander 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
  • Peter Lorre Peter Lorre Dr. Einstein
  • Jack Carson Jack Carson Officer Patrick O'Hara
  • Edward Everett Horton Edward Everett Horton Mr. Witherspoon
  • James Gleason James Gleason Lt. Rooney
  • Grant Mitchell Grant Mitchell Reverend Harper
  • Edward McNamara Edward McNamara Sergeant Brophy
  • Garry Owen Garry Owen Taxi Cab Driver
  • John Ridgely John Ridgely Officer Saunders
  • Vaughan Glaser Vaughan Glaser Judge Cullman
  • Chester Clute Chester Clute Dr. Gilchrist

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