Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

"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!

Release Date

September 1, 1944

Status

Released

Original Title

Arsenic and Old Lace

Runtime

1h 58min

Budget

$1,120,175

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures