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Arsenic and Old Lace
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It All Came True (1940)
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"The Ford Theatre Hour: Arsenic and Old Lace (#1.7)" (1949)
"The Best of Broadway: Arsenic and Old Lace (#1.5)" (1955)
"Hallmark Hall of Fame: Arsenic & Old Lace (#11.3)" (1962)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1969) (TV)
Arsenicum en oude kant (1971) (TV)
Arsènic i puntes de coixí (1995) (TV)
Arsenik og gamle kniplinger (2002) (TV)
References
M (1931)
 -  In the cellar scene, Jonathan's shadow looms on the wall over Dr. Einstein (Peter Lorre), reflecting the beginning of "M" when the shadow of Hans Beckert (Lorre) looms over a little girl
Frankenstein (1931)
 -  numerous times, references to Karloff's character
Referenced in
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
 -  The premise of a 'sane' individual discovering a house full of zanies with bodies in the cellar follows "Arsenic's," which was actually filmed in 1941 but held from release until '44.
Mousie Come Home (1946)
 -  A bottle of poison is labeled "Arsenic (and old lace)".
La muerte enamorada (1951)
 -  Mentioned by Fernando under its Mexican title "Arsénico y encajes".
"The Andy Griffith Show: Alcohol and Old Lace (#1.17)" (1961)
 -  Title reference
Charade (1984)
"Remington Steele: Let's Steele a Plot (#3.11)" (1984)
 -  mentioned once
"Remington Steele: Steele Hanging in There: Part 1 (#5.3)" (1987)
 -  Steele references the movie when Laura suggests that they invite the INS agent over for dinner.
"The Golden Girls: Larceny and Old Lace (#3.21)" (1988)
 -  title reference
Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance (1991) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Cheers: Madame LaCarla (#10.3)" (1991)
 -  Woody is appearing in a stage production of the movie.
The Last Supper (1995)
 -  Arsenic in the wine
"Roseanne: Arsenic and Old Mom (#9.22)" (1997)
 -  title reference
"Midsomer Murders: The Electric Vendetta (#4.3)" (2001)
 -  Repeats famous line about insanity running in the family.
GhostWatcher 2 (2005) (V)
 -  videotape on shelf
"Jeopardy!: (#22.68)" (2005)
 -  all Jeopardy! round category titles are references to Cary Grant, including "Arsenic" and "Old Lace"
"Pushing Daisies: Dummy (#1.2)" (2007)
 -  When Chuck, Ned, and Emerson (all in the Dandy Lion SX) pass by a movie theater, this movie's title is on the marquee.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
 -  "He's in that mood... [draws finger across throat]" said by both Dr. Einstein and Mrs. Lovett
Featured in
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV)
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #30 on the list.
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
 -  clip shown
Spoofed in
Kitty Kornered (1946)
Daffy Dilly (1948)

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