Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Name: Arsenic and Old Lace
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1944-09-01
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.612
Cast: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, Raymond Massey

Comedy, Crime • PT1H58M

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!

Director: Frank Capra

Top Cast

Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane as Elaine Harper Brewster
Josephine Hull as Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair as Aunt Martha Brewster
Raymond Massey as Jonathan Brewster

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