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Arsenic and Old Lace
1944· NR· 1h 58m· Comedy· Crime
“She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!”
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!
1944-09-01
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DirectorFrank Capra
ScreenplayJulius J. Epstein
ProducerFrank Capra
Director of PhotographySol Polito
Original Music ComposerLeo F. Forbstein
EditorDaniel Mandell
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Details
Released1944-09-01
Runtime1h 58m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosWarner Bros. Pictures
Budget$1M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.6/10 · 1055 votes
Original languageen
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