Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

7.9	Listal rating
8.1	IMDB rating

Comedy (15), Black Comedy (6), Classic (6), Humor (5), Poison (5), Thriller (5), Serial Killer (5), Insanity (5), Cary Grant (4), Nephew (4), Marriage (4), Quirky (4), Elderly (4), Newlywed (3), Basement (3), Eccentric (3), Police (3), 1940s (3), Criminal (3), Farce (3)

Description

Mortimer Bruster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts' hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar.

Directed by

Frank Capra

Starring (View all) :

Mortimer Brewster

Elaine Harper

Jonathan Brewster

O'Hara

Edward Everett Horton

Mr. Witherspoon

Dr. Einstein

Lt. Rooney

Abby Brewster

Martha Brewster

'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

Written by (View all) :

Julius J. Epstein

Philip G. Epstein

(screenplay)

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	Arsenic and Old Lace trailer (Cary Grant)

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Ratings of Arsenic and Old Lace

7.9/10
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PvtCaboose91

Hilarious dark comedy!

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at May 17 6:51

"Insanity runs in my family... It practically gallops." Arsenic and Old Lace is a film for individuals who enjoy the absurd dark comedy genre. This film is indeed a number of decades old and consequently ruthlessly disregarded. Notwithstanding its age you'll be hard-pressed to find a superior dark comedy that can match the genius of this: Frank Capra's 1944 film. Over 60 years on and this film is still one of history's greatest comedies. From its opening sequence until the closing titles it's simply impossible to feel bored in amidst the sparkling performances and the fast-paced string of events that incessantly unfold. Based on a hit Broadway play by Joseph Kesselring, this frenetic black comedy follows the central character Mortimer Brewster (Grant); a dramatic critic and an e...Read more

Rating : 9/10

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