Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 · directed by Frank Capra
- Rating
- 81/100
- Hit
- yes
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!
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), directed by Frank Capra, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Cary Grant
- Priscilla Lane
- Josephine Hull
- Jean Adair
- Raymond Massey
- John Alexander
- Peter Lorre
- Jack Carson
- Edward Everett Horton
- James Gleason
Crew
- Sol Polito — Director of Photography
- Daniel Mandell — Editor
- Leo F. Forbstein — Original Music Composer
- Max Steiner — Original Music Composer
- Julius J. Epstein — Screenplay
- Philip G. Epstein — Screenplay
More from Frank Capra
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
- It Happened One Night (1934) — 89/100 · hit
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — 88/100 · hit
- Lady for a Day (1933) — 84/100 · hit
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — 82/100 · hit
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