|
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
8.1
A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family. Director:Frank Capra |
118 min - 
Watch now
Amazon Instant Video »
$0.00 with Amazon Prime. Learn more
X
About Prime Instant Video
Millions of Amazon Prime members already enjoy:
- Unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping
- No minimum order size
- One-Day Shipping for $3.99/item
Now members also get:
- Unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of 5,000 movies and TV shows at no additional cost
Buy it from
Amazon »
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Cary Grant | ... | ||
| Priscilla Lane | ... | ||
|
Raymond Massey | ... | |
| Jack Carson | ... |
O'Hara
|
|
| Edward Everett Horton | ... | ||
| Peter Lorre | ... | ||
|
|
James Gleason | ... | |
|
|
Josephine Hull | ... | |
|
|
Jean Adair | ... | |
|
|
John Alexander | ... | |
|
|
Grant Mitchell | ... | |
|
|
Edward McNamara | ... | |
|
|
Garry Owen | ... |
Taxi Cab Driver
|
|
|
John Ridgely | ... |
Saunders
|
|
|
Vaughan Glaser | ... |
Judge Cullman
|
Edit
Storyline
Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts' hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. It gets worse. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
She Passed Out On Cary ! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend !Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USARelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Frank Capra's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,120,175 (estimated)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
Edit
Baseball Fan: I'll knock your block off, you big stiff! You're a bum!
See more »
(1837) (uncredited)
from "Sonata in Bb-, Op.35 No.2"
Written by Frédéric Chopin
In the score when Teddy gets Mr. Hoskins See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Cary Grant considered his acting in this film to be horribly over the top and often called it his least favorite of all his movies. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): As the film opens, the narration on screen tells viewers that the action begins at 3:00 PM. However, when Mortimer & Elaine go up to the window at the marriage bureau, the clerk says "Good morning, children". See more »Quotes
[first lines]Baseball Fan: I'll knock your block off, you big stiff! You're a bum!
See more »
Connections
Referenced in "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries: Arson and Old Lace (#2.21)" (1978) See more »Soundtracks
"Funeral March (Marche funèbre)"(1837) (uncredited)
from "Sonata in Bb-, Op.35 No.2"
Written by Frédéric Chopin
In the score when Teddy gets Mr. Hoskins See more »
Copyright © 1990-2012
IMDb.com, Inc.
Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.
An 
company.