
Arsenic and Old Lace
# She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!
π 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!
π΅ Budget: USD
1,120,175
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1944-09-01
β Running Time:
118 mins
β Vote Average:
7.6
Beloved Cast

Mortimer Brewster
Cary Grant

Elaine Harper Brewster
Priscilla Lane

Aunt Abby Brewster
Josephine Hull

Aunt Martha Brewster
Jean Adair

Jonathan Brewster
Raymond Massey

'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
John Alexander

Dr. Einstein
Peter Lorre

Officer Patrick O'Hara
Jack Carson

Mr. Witherspoon
Edward Everett Horton

Lt. Rooney
James Gleason

Reverend Harper
Grant Mitchell

Sergeant Brophy
Edward McNamara

Taxi Cab Driver
Garry Owen

Officer Saunders
John Ridgely

Judge Cullman
Vaughan Glaser

Dr. Gilchrist
Chester Clute

Reporter at Marriage License Office
Charles Lane

Gibbs
Edward McWade

Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Hank Mann

Marriage License Clerk
Spencer Charters

New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Sol Gorss

Umpire (uncredited)
Lee Phelps

Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn

Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Leo White