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Arsenic and Old Lace

1944, comedy, crime

118 minutes

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 -...

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Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Mortimer Brewster

Priscilla Lane

Elaine Harper Brewster

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Jonathan Brewster

Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Officer Patrick O'Hara

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Witherspoon

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Dr. Einstein

James Gleason

James Gleason

Lt. Rooney

Josephine Hull

Josephine Hull

Aunt Abby Brewster

Jean Adair

Jean Adair

Aunt Martha Brewster

John Alexander

'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Reverend Harper

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

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

Art

Max Parker

Art direction

Camera

Mickey Marigold

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume design

Perc Westmore

Makeup artist

George Bau

Makeup artist

John Wallace

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Director

Editing

Production

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Producer

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Producer

Eric Stacey

Unit production manager

Sound

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Original music composer

Leo F. Forbstein

Leo F. Forbstein

Original music composer

Writing

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