Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1944-09-01 United States of America 118 Min. PG-13
7.633 969 votes
Comedy, Crime

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
Garry Owen is Taxi Cab Driver
Taxi Cab Driver
John Ridgely is Officer Saunders
Officer Saunders
Vaughan Glaser is Judge Cullman
Judge Cullman
Chester Clute is Dr. Gilchrist
Dr. Gilchrist
Charles Lane is Reporter at Marriage License Office
Reporter at Marriage License Office
Edward McWade is Gibbs
Gibbs
Hank Mann is Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Spencer Charters is Marriage License Clerk
Marriage License Clerk
Sol Gorss is New York Pitcher (uncredited)
New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Lee Phelps is Umpire (uncredited)
Umpire (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn is Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell is Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Leo White is Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

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