Cary Grant
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1944 · Comedy · 1h 58mArsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 American screwball mystery black comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant. The screenplay by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein is based on Joseph Kesselring's 1941 play of the same name.
- $4.8 million
- Max Steiner
- $1.2 million
- Frank Capra, Jack L. Warner
A Brooklyn writer marries a maiden aunt who is a serial killer, while his other aunt poisons lonely men. Directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant, Peter Lorre and Raymond Massey.
- Frank Capra
- 320
- 3 min
Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. It has become best known through the 1944 film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra . The play was produced by Lindsay and Crouse and directed by Bretaigne Windust, and opened on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre on January 10, 1941.
- January 10, 1941
- Fulton Theatre, Broadway
In some ways, Arsenic and Old Lace works as a comically grotesque vision of the American family and shares many similarities with the macabre humor of cartoonist Charles Addams. The film version was produced in 1941, but Warner Bros. delayed its release for three years until the stage version finished its run.
A comedy about a family of murderous aunts and their nephews, one of whom is a drama critic and another a serial killer. The nephews try to hide the bodies and the secrets from their new bride and the police.
A madcap and macabre screwball comedy based on a hit stage play by Joseph Kesselring, starring Cary Grant as a drama critic who discovers his aunts are serial killers. Watch the film in 4K, with new audio commentary, trailer, and essay by critic David Cairns.
A classic dark comedy film from 1944, based on a Broadway play, about a man who marries a girl and discovers his family are serial killers. The film features Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Peter Lorre, and Josephine Hull, and has mixed reviews from critics and audiences.
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