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Cary Grant stars as the one sane member of a charmingly lunatic family in director Frank Capra's classic comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace.
When Mortimer Brewster (Grant) brings his new bride to meet his two kindly aunts, he discovers that, among many other acts of charity, the two genteel ladies help lonely old men die happy...by feeding them a wonderful meal before poisoning them.
Now, Mortimer desperately wants to protect the two serial murderers he loves, stop them from killing anyone else and keep his bride from discovering how deranged his family really is. Based on the hit Broadway play by Joseph Kesselring, the stellar cast also includes Raymond Massey and Peter Lorre.
Original Release
09/01/1944
US Release
09/01/1944
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cary Grant | Mortimer Brewster |
| Priscilla Lane | Elaine Harper / Elaine Harper Brewster |
| Raymond Massey | Jonathan Brewster |
| Jack Carson | O'Hara / Officer Patrick O'Hara |
| Edward Everett Horton | Mr. Witherspoon |
| Peter Lorre | Dr. Einstein |
| James Gleason | Lt. Rooney / Police Lt. Rooney |
| Josephine Hull | Abby Brewster / Aunt Abby Brewster |
| Jean Adair | Martha Brewster / Aunt Martha Brewster |
| John Alexander | 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster |
Directors
Writers
Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Joseph Kesselring
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cary Grant | Mortimer Brewster |
| Priscilla Lane | Elaine Harper / Elaine Harper Brewster |
| Raymond Massey | Jonathan Brewster |
| Jack Carson | O'Hara / Officer Patrick O'Hara |
| Edward Everett Horton | Mr. Witherspoon |
| Peter Lorre | Dr. Einstein |
| James Gleason | Lt. Rooney / Police Lt. Rooney |
| Josephine Hull | Abby Brewster / Aunt Abby Brewster |
| Jean Adair | Martha Brewster / Aunt Martha Brewster |
| John Alexander | 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster |
| Grant Mitchell | Reverend Harper |
| Edward McNamara | Brophy / Sergeant Brophy |
| Garry Owen | Taxi Cab Driver |
| John Ridgely | Saunders / Officer Saunders |
| Vaughan Glaser | Judge Cullman |
| Chester Clute | Dr. Gilchrist |
| Charles Lane | Reporter / Reporter at Marriage License Office |
| Edward McWade | Gibbs |
| Mary Brodel | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Spencer Charters | Marriage License Clerk |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Frank Capra | Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Producer |
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