Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)

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

Released: 1944-09-01

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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!

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Cary Grant

as Mortimer Brewster

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Priscilla Lane

as Elaine Harper Brewster

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Josephine Hull

as Aunt Abby Brewster

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Jean Adair

as Aunt Martha Brewster

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Raymond Massey

as Jonathan Brewster

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John Alexander

as 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

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Peter Lorre

as Dr. Einstein

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Jack Carson

as Officer Patrick O'Hara

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Edward Everett Horton

as Mr. Witherspoon

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James Gleason

as Lt. Rooney

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Grant Mitchell

as Reverend Harper

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Edward McNamara

as Sergeant Brophy

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Garry Owen

as Taxi Cab Driver

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John Ridgely

as Officer Saunders

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Vaughan Glaser

as Judge Cullman

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Chester Clute

as Dr. Gilchrist

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Charles Lane

as Reporter at Marriage License Office

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Hank Mann

as Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

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Spencer Charters

as Marriage License Clerk

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Sol Polito

Director of Photography

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Max Parker

Art Direction

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George Bau

Makeup Artist

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Russell Saunders

Assistant Director

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Eric Stacey

Unit Production Manager

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Mickey Marigold

Still Photographer

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Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

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Byron Haskin

Special Effects

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Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

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