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Arsenic and Old Lace Snapshot

Release Year

1944

Tagline

She Passed Out On Cary ! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend !

Plot Summary

A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.

Run Time

118 min

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Genre

Comedy, Thriller

Language

English, German

Keyword

Nephew, Critic, Insanity, Cellar, Murder

Movie Rating

Sound Mix

Mono

Colour

Black and White

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Farce, Screwball Comedy, Crime Comedy

Themes

Unlikely Criminals, Hide the Dead Body, Eccentric Families, Dysfunctional Families, Women's Friendship

Tones

Frantic, Humorous, Madcap, Witty, Irreverent, Quirky

Mood

Just for Laughs

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1, 2, 3

Wikipedia Text

Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 film directed by Frank Capra based on Joseph Kesselring's play of the same name. The script adaptation was by Julius J. Epstein. Capra actually filmed the movie in 1941, but it was not released until 1944, after the original stage version had finished its run on Broadway. The lead role of Mortimer Brewster was originally intended for Bob Hope, but he couldn't be released from his contract with Paramount. Capra had also approached Jack Benny and Ronald Reagan before going with Cary Grant. Boris Karloff played Jonathan Brewster, who "looks like Karloff", on the Broadway stage, but he was unable to do the movie as well because he was still appearing in the play during filming, and Raymond Massey took his place.

Budget

1000000

Release Date

01 September 1944

Country

USA

Country Of Origin

USA