cary grant shows all seven stages of grief on his face in the span of 60 seconds and can do more with his left eyebrow than every actor in hollywood put together
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!
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1Arsenic and Old Lace is showing in 1 cinema in Los Angeles — next screening Wednesday 19 August at 19:00 at The Hollywood Roosevelt.
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BUT DARLING, NIAGARA FALLSIT DOES? WELL LET IT
me in 1944 when i try to distract myself from the horrors of WWII by going to the local Cinema to see the latest Cary Grant Picture and realize it’s about how Women Be Poisoning: gee ........... hope this doesn’t ..... awaken anything in me ...........
Common questions
What is Arsenic and Old Lace about?+
A theater critic discovers on his wedding day that his seemingly gentle aunts have been poisoning lonely old men as an act of charity.
Who directed Arsenic and Old Lace?+
Frank Capra directed this 1944 film, which is based on the long-running Broadway play of the same name.
Is Arsenic and Old Lace a horror movie?+
While it features macabre subject matter, it is primarily a screwball comedy known for its rapid-fire dialogue and chaotic pacing.
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