Frank Capra's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (1944)
Original title: Arsenic and Old Lace
dir: Frank Capra
A drama critic and confirmed bachelor, Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant), has written a number of books describing marriage as an old-fashioned superstition. Nevertheless, he falls in love with and marries Elaine Harper (Priscilla Lane), who grew up next door to his old family home in Brooklyn.
Cast:
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Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster
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Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster
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Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster
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Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster
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Peter Lorre
Dr. Herman Einstein
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Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper
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John Alexander
Theodore Brewster
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Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara
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John Ridgely
Officer Saunders
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Edward McNamara
Police Sgt. Brophy
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James Gleason
Lt. Rooney
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Grant Mitchell
Rev. Harper
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Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon
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Vaughan Glaser
Judge Cullman
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Chester Clute
Dr. Gilchrist
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Edward McWade
Mr. Gibbs
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Charles Lane
Reporter at Marriage License Office
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Garry Owen
Taxi Cab Driver
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Spencer Charters
Marriage License Clerk
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Sol Gorss
New York Pitcher
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Hank Mann
Photographer at Marriage License Office
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Spec O'Donnell
Young Man in Line
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Lee Phelps
Umpire
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Leo White
Man in Phone Booth
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Jean Wong
Young Woman in Line
