
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!
Arsenic and Old Lace
September 1, 1944
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Cast (25)

Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster

Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper Brewster

Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster

Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster

Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster

John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

Peter Lorre
Dr. Einstein

Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara

Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon

James Gleason
Lt. Rooney

Grant Mitchell
Reverend Harper

Edward McNamara
Sergeant Brophy

Garry Owen
Taxi Cab Driver

John Ridgely
Officer Saunders

Vaughan Glaser
Judge Cullman

Chester Clute
Dr. Gilchrist

Charles Lane
Reporter at Marriage License Office

Edward McWade
Gibbs

Hank Mann
Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

Spencer Charters
Marriage License Clerk

Sol Gorss
New York Pitcher (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Umpire (uncredited)

Raymond Walburn
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell
Young Man in Line (uncredited)

Leo White
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Crew (29)
Directing
Writing
Production
Sound

Leo F. Forbstein
Original Music Composer

Max Steiner
Original Music Composer

Everett Alton Brown
Sound Mixer

Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator

C.A. Riggs
Sound
Art

Max Parker
Art Direction
Camera

Sol Polito
Director of Photography

Wesley Anderson
Additional Camera

Mickey Marigold
Still Photographer

Harold Noyes
Grip

Frank Evans
Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up

Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist

Orry-Kelly
Costume Design

George Bau
Makeup Artist

John Wallace
Makeup Artist
Crew
Editing

Daniel Mandell
Editor
Lighting

Charles O'Bannon
Gaffer