Arsenic and Old Lace
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!
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Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oF5Vj64OEEDAy7DzpBP0W8fSwC6.jpg)
Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yFxOynq1Gf1HbGaIEMMK3UHSnUP.jpg)
Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper Brewster![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sairV7DdvAzdnDMlSJ013szsaOC.jpg)
Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gQ9GVtYYkm9uVcC7u7tFaCzZRFw.jpg)
Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/z8XGFSmO3uPzC98QlUWR49nFg2j.jpg)
Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ty6Sg31WY8YtNTNXpFThIxKgUhB.jpg)
John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hgum7XGkYgiJ8jkFr4MC03PCnD4.jpg)
Peter Lorre
Dr. Einstein![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lOYGfx1zbsrhpqzL1svLE1LmFYe.jpg)
Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wtoC3cXLStuYmiEUVQavdvbh5Js.jpg)
Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nIWAiRVuVbEfD8iSWymhOSJlWUm.jpg)
James Gleason
Lt. Rooney![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1jSSSQNl8sSYGWOPx0yJIBKpUrQ.jpg)
Grant Mitchell
Reverend Harper![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yyhV41ZhMHTddm4V6C2009I7ZKP.jpg)
Edward McNamara
Sergeant Brophy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4lXrRqVoopFMS8hPEaR7BwEtLmD.jpg)
Garry Owen
Taxi Cab Driver![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gsngEYbN6cn90gZPPeBe7mnUr60.jpg)
John Ridgely
Officer Saunders![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nfCrusddWugr161k5hS66xhj5GK.jpg)
Vaughan Glaser
Judge Cullman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e7gTZGvxMoZ4P3947oW8mAmLamK.jpg)
Chester Clute
Dr. Gilchrist![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ghyuQ8HoIY1ozRzbLGJNl2d1dz6.jpg)
Charles Lane
Reporter at Marriage License Office![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zS9uHDYCczWEUenSfjnCa5zolZh.jpg)
Edward McWade
Gibbs![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5EGNEc8hjNmyNA6bh39czJ0BcGS.jpg)
Hank Mann
Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mIx8iHZIGcGbB1hP80RV4vxBcrd.jpg)
Spencer Charters
Marriage License Clerk![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vCmf8eRDjbj7o5yvFU4w6CAId6k.jpg)
Lee Phelps
Umpire (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/16ZJm2BU4vrv1Q5OBJLkTfwTDhb.jpg)
Raymond Walburn
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aFHLZETFw9KepZTZqo13bllNdC9.jpg)
Spec O'Donnell
Young Man in Line (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pKJDApReiE0EVmmkTYbHNW7d1Yu.jpg)
Leo White
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)Images
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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Original Trailer: Cary Grant - Priscilla Lane - Frank Capra - Comedy
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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Official Trailer - Cary Grant, Peter Lorre Movie HD
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