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Arsenic and Old Lace

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!

1944 |1h 58m |  Comedy, Crime

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Cast

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Cary Grant

Mortimer Brewster

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Priscilla Lane

Elaine Harper Brewster

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Josephine Hull

Aunt Abby Brewster

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Jean Adair

Aunt Martha Brewster

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Raymond Massey

Jonathan Brewster

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John Alexander

'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

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Peter Lorre

Dr. Einstein

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Jack Carson

Officer Patrick O'Hara

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Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Witherspoon

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James Gleason

Lt. Rooney

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Grant Mitchell

Reverend Harper

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Edward McNamara

Sergeant Brophy

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Garry Owen

Taxi Cab Driver

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John Ridgely

Officer Saunders

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Vaughan Glaser

Judge Cullman

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Chester Clute

Dr. Gilchrist

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Charles Lane

Reporter at Marriage License Office

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Edward McWade

Gibbs

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Hank Mann

Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

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Spencer Charters

Marriage License Clerk

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Lee Phelps

Umpire (uncredited)

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Raymond Walburn

Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

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Spec O'Donnell

Young Man in Line (uncredited)

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Leo White

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$1,120,175.00

Revenue

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