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Arsenic and Old Lace
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!
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Arsenic and Old Lace
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 1, 1944
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
User Score
76%
Original Title
Arsenic and Old Lace
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Director
Frank Capra
Budget
$1,120,175
Description
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!
