Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

The Son of a Sea Cook!

When he discovers that he is not actually a Brewster, Mortimer’s (Cary Grant) last doubts about marriage are erased, and he sweeps Elaine out the door and onto their honeymoon – after she discovers the bodies in the basement.

Directed by Frank Capra.

© Warner Bros. 2013

Released in 1944 by Warner Bros..

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  • actor: Garry Owen
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  • director: Frank Capra
  • producer: Jack L. Warner
  • producer: Frank Capra
  • cinematographer: Sol Polito
  • composer: Max Steiner
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  • screenwriter: Joseph Kesselring
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  • screenwriter: Julius J. Epstein
  • year: 1944
  • studio: Warner Bros.

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