Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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1944 · Approved · 1h 58m

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Also Known as: Frank Capra's 'Arsenic and Old Lace'
Other grades: 70.0 (12 viewers)
19441h 58mApproved
Countries:United States
Languages:EN
Keywords: 1940sAdopteeArsenicAspiring writerAsylumAunt nephew relationshipBachelorBaseballBaseball gameBased on playShow moreBasementBastardBegins with textBlack comedyBoarding houseBound and gaggedBrawlBrooklyn new york cityBrother brother relationshipBuried in the cellarCab driverCarrying a dead body over one's shoulderCatCellarCemeteryCorpseCostumeCrazyCriminalCriterionCriticCult favoriteCult filmCyanideDark comedyDeathDiscovering a dead bodyDramatic criticDrunken doctorDysfunctional familyEccentricEccentricityElderberry wineElderlyElderly female criminalEvil manFacial disfigurementFamily of serial killersFarceFarce comedyFemale serial killerFistfightFrankensteinFriendshipFugitiveGrande dame guignolGraveGrave siteHalloweenHarpsichordHidden corpseHiding a dead bodyHomicidal familyHomicideHoneymoonHouseHusband wife relationshipIllegitimate sonInsanityIntoxicationIrreverenceJudgeKissLifting an adult into the airLifting female in airLifting someone into the airMadnessMarriageMarriage licenseMarriage license bureauMaskMass murdererMental illnessMentally ill womanMinisterMurderNew york cityNew york city new yorkNewlywedOld ageOld houseOld manOld womanOrchestral music scorePaparazziPet catPhotographerPhysicianPlastic surgeonPlastic surgeryPlayer hits umpirePoisonPoisoned drinkPoisoned winePoisoningPolicePolice officerPressPsychiatristReference to boris karloffReference to brooklyn dodgersReference to fiorello laguardiaReference to franklin d rooseveltReference to franklin d. rooseveltReference to george washingtonReference to teddy rooseveltReference to theodore rooseveltReference to william howard taftReporterReverendRoom for rentRunningScarScrewball comedySergeantSerial killerSerial killer duoSibling rivalrySister sister relationshipSittingSon of a sea cookSpectatorSpinsterStadiumStrychnineSurgical instrumentsSwitchbladeTalking about a honeymoonTaxi driverTelephone boothThroat slittingToyTrick or treatTrick or treatingTrumpeterVillainWearing sunglasses indoorsWineWriter
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!
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
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    Frank Capra
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    Cary Grant
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    Peter Lorre
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    Max Steiner
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    Frank Capra
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    Jack L. Warner
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