Overview

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, Priscilla Lane, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, Raymond Massey, John Alexander, Peter Lorre, Jack Carson

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What is "Arsenic and Old Lace" about?

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!

When was "Arsenic and Old Lace" released?

Arsenic and Old Lace was released in 1944.

Who stars in "Arsenic and Old Lace"?

The cast includes Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair.

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