Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

Stellar performances highlight this delightfully witty adaptation of the hit Broadway play about two dotty spinsters (Josephine Hull and Jean Adair) with a peculiar avocation: helping lonely old gents by poisoning them and burying them in the cellar. But the jig is up when the ladies' newlywed nephew, Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant), discovers his aunts' "benevolent" deeds. Raymond Massey and Peter Lorre also star.

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

JBscale
87
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Crime
Length
1 hr. 58 mins.
US Theatrical Release
September 23, 1944
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English: DD 2.0 Mono
Studio
Released
November 9, 2010
Acquired Date
January 4, 2012
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane
Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
James Gleason
James Gleason
Josephine Hull
Josephine Hull
Jean Adair
Jean Adair
John Alexander (II)
John Alexander (II)
Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
Edward McNamara
Edward McNamara
Garry Owen
Garry Owen
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
Vaughan Glaser
Vaughan Glaser
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Edward McWade
Edward McWade

Directors

Frank Capra
Frank Capra

Producers

Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner

Writers

Julius J. Epstein
Julius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein

Awards & Accolades

  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #233
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #237

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
86%
Tomatometer
35 votes
RT Fresh Certified
92%
Popcornmeter
2,415 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.9/10
76,333 votes

Additional Info

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