Fresh
Despite the fact that picture runs 118 minutes, Frank Capra has expanded on the original play [by Joseph Kesselring] to a sufficient extent to maintain a steady, consistent pace.
Variety Staff, Variety
Arsenic and Old Lace
She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!
1944 · 1h 58m · Approved
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Frank Capra
Overview
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 and cast
- Frank Capra Director
- Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster
- Priscilla Lane as Elaine Harper
- Josephine Hull as Aunt Abby Brewster
- Jean Adair as Aunt Martha Brewster
- Raymond Massey as Jonathan Brewster
- John Alexander as 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
- Peter Lorre as Dr. Einstein
- Jack Carson as Officer Patrick O'Hara
- Edward Everett Horton as Mr. Witherspoon
- James Gleason Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The timing is abysmal throughout, turning fast pace into numbing frenzy.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Dusty but gentle entertainment.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Good macabre fun.
New York Times
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