Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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! 1944-09-01 United States of America 118 Min. PG-13
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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!

Cast

Cary Grant is Mortimer Brewster
Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane is Elaine Harper Brewster
Elaine Harper Brewster
Josephine Hull is Aunt Abby Brewster
Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair is Aunt Martha Brewster
Aunt Martha Brewster
Raymond Massey is Jonathan Brewster
Jonathan Brewster
John Alexander is 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Peter Lorre is Dr. Einstein
Dr. Einstein
Jack Carson is Officer Patrick O'Hara
Officer Patrick O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton is Mr. Witherspoon
Mr. Witherspoon
James Gleason is Lt. Rooney
Lt. Rooney
Grant Mitchell is Reverend Harper
Reverend Harper
Edward McNamara is Sergeant Brophy
Sergeant Brophy