Arsenic and Old Lace

1h 58min

Comedy

Crime

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!

Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane

Priscilla Lane

Elaine Harper Brewster
Josephine Hull

Josephine Hull

Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair

Jean Adair

Aunt Martha Brewster
Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Jonathan Brewster
John Alexander

John Alexander

'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Dr. Einstein
Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Officer Patrick O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Witherspoon
James Gleason

James Gleason

Lt. Rooney
Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Reverend Harper
Edward McNamara

Edward McNamara

Sergeant Brophy
Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Taxi Cab Driver
John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Officer Saunders
Vaughan Glaser

Vaughan Glaser

Judge Cullman
Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Dr. Gilchrist
Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Reporter at Marriage License Office
Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Marriage License Clerk
Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Umpire (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell

Spec O'Donnell

Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Leo White

Leo White

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Release date

1st Sep 1944

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English