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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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!

  • Comedy
  • Crime

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Cary GrantCary GrantMortimer Brewster
  • Photo of Priscilla LanePriscilla LaneElaine Harper Brewster
  • Photo of Josephine HullJosephine HullAunt Abby Brewster
  • Photo of Jean AdairJean AdairAunt Martha Brewster
  • Photo of Raymond MasseyRaymond MasseyJonathan Brewster
  • Photo of John AlexanderJohn Alexander'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
  • Photo of Peter LorrePeter LorreDr. Einstein
  • Photo of Jack CarsonJack CarsonOfficer Patrick O'Hara
  • Photo of Edward Everett HortonEdward Everett HortonMr. Witherspoon
  • Photo of James GleasonJames GleasonLt. Rooney

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