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Arsenic and Old Lace

19447.6 / 10118 min
Comedy, Crime

Overview

She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

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

Cary Grant

Mortimer Brewster

Priscilla Lane

Priscilla Lane

Elaine Harper Brewster

Josephine Hull

Josephine Hull

Aunt Abby Brewster

Jean Adair

Jean Adair

Aunt Martha Brewster

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Jonathan Brewster

John Alexander

John Alexander

'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Dr. Einstein

Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Officer Patrick O'Hara

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Witherspoon

James Gleason

James Gleason

Lt. Rooney

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Reverend Harper

Edward McNamara

Edward McNamara

Sergeant Brophy

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Taxi Cab Driver

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Officer Saunders

Vaughan Glaser

Vaughan Glaser

Judge Cullman

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Dr. Gilchrist

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Reporter at Marriage License Office

Edward McWade

Edward McWade

Gibbs

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Marriage License Clerk

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

New York Pitcher (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Umpire (uncredited)

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Spec O'Donnell

Young Man in Line (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Crew

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Director

Philip G. Epstein

Philip G. Epstein

Screenplay

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Producer

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Producer

Joseph Kesselring

Joseph Kesselring

Theatre Play

Julius J. Epstein

Julius J. Epstein

Screenplay

Sol Polito

Sol Polito

Director of Photography

Max Parker

Max Parker

Art Direction

George Bau

George Bau

Makeup Artist

Russell Saunders

Russell Saunders

Assistant Director

Harold Noyes

Harold Noyes

Grip

Eric Stacey

Eric Stacey

Unit Production Manager

Robert Burks

Robert Burks

Special Effects

Daniel Mandell

Daniel Mandell

Editor

Mickey Marigold

Mickey Marigold

Still Photographer

C.A. Riggs

C.A. Riggs

Sound

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Byron Haskin

Byron Haskin

Special Effects

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Perc Westmore

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Wesley Anderson

Wesley Anderson

Additional Camera

Claude Archer

Claude Archer

Second Assistant Director

Anita De Beltrand

Anita De Beltrand

Hairstylist

Charles O'Bannon

Charles O'Bannon

Gaffer

Frank Evans

Frank Evans

Assistant Camera

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Leo F. Forbstein

Leo F. Forbstein

Original Music Composer

Everett Alton Brown

Everett Alton Brown

Sound Mixer

John Wallace

John Wallace

Makeup Artist

Bob Fender

Bob Fender

Unit Publicist