Arsenic and Old Lace

SHE PASSED OUT ON CARY! NO WONDER . . . SHE'S JUST DISCOVERED HIS FAVORITE AUNTS HAVE POISONED THEIR 13TH GENTLEMAN FRIEND!

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!

Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Cary Grant , Priscilla Lane , Josephine Hull , Jean Adair , Raymond Massey , John Alexander , Peter Lorre , Jack Carson , Edward Everett Horton , James Gleason

Genres: Comedy , Crime

Release date: 1944-09-01

Rating: 7.63

Runtime: 118minutes

Budget: 1M

Revenue: 0M

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews:

  • Luis George
    An absolute snooze fest. The pacing was terrible, and it felt like nothing ever happened.
    Rating: 1.5

  • Luis George
    Way too long and dragged out. It had potential, but it lost me halfway through.
    Rating: 2

  • Elora Bell
    Visually stunning but lacked a compelling storyline. The movie was more style than substance.
    Rating: 3

  • Yusuf Castro
    Visually stunning but lacked a compelling storyline. The movie was more style than substance.
    Rating: 3

  • Kendra Ortega
    Visually stunning but lacked a compelling storyline. The movie was more style than substance.
    Rating: 3