Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
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!
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Additional Info
| Budget | $1,120,175.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.553 |
Directed By
Frank Capra
Crew
Frank Capra
Jack L. Warner
Joseph Kesselring
Frank Capra
Julius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
Sol Polito
Byron Haskin
Wesley Anderson
Hugo Friedhofer
C.A. Riggs
Orry-Kelly
George Bau
Harold Noyes
Max Parker
Eric Stacey
Robert Burks
Daniel Mandell
Russell Saunders
Perc Westmore
Mickey Marigold
Charles O'Bannon
Anita De Beltrand
Claude Archer
Frank Evans
Max Steiner
Everett Alton Brown
Leo F. Forbstein
John Wallace
Bob Fender
TOP CAST
Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper Brewster
Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster
Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster
John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Peter Lorre
Dr. Einstein
Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon
James Gleason
Lt. Rooney
Grant Mitchell
Reverend Harper
Edward McNamara
Sergeant Brophy
Garry Owen
Taxi Cab Driver
John Ridgely
Officer Saunders
Vaughan Glaser
Judge Cullman
Chester Clute
Dr. Gilchrist
Charles Lane
Reporter at Marriage License Office
Edward McWade
Gibbs
Hank Mann
Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Marriage License Clerk
Sol Gorss
New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Umpire (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Leo White
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
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