Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Elderberry Wine

While Mortimer (Cary Grant) tries to get a connection to Happydale Sanitarium, his Aunts Abby (Josephine Hull) and Martha (Jean Adair) prepare to dispatch another lonely soul with their arsenic-laced wine.

Directed by Frank Capra.

© Warner Bros. 2013

Released in 1944 by Warner Bros..

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  • character-type: Aunt
  • character-type: Elderly Person
  • character-type: Good Guy
  • action: Yell
  • action: Listen
  • action: Watch
  • action: Drink
  • action: Stare
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Crime
  • secondary-genre: Comedy
  • mood: Goofy
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • prop: Wine
  • prop: Wine Bottle
  • prop: Hat
  • prop: Phone
  • prop: Wine Glass
  • setting: House
  • theme: Overreacting
  • theme: Frustration
  • theme: Life and Death
  • theme: Communication
  • actor: Josephine Hull
  • actor: Jean Adair
  • actor: Edward McWade
  • actor: Cary Grant
  • director: Frank Capra
  • producer: Jack L. Warner
  • producer: Frank Capra
  • cinematographer: Sol Polito
  • composer: Max Steiner
  • editor: Daniel Mandell
  • costume-designer: Orry-Kelly
  • role-name: Abby Brewster
  • role-name: Gibbs
  • role-name: Mortimer Brewster
  • role-name: Martha Brewster
  • screenwriter: Joseph Kesselring
  • screenwriter: Philip G. Epstein
  • screenwriter: Julius J. Epstein
  • year: 1944
  • studio: Warner Bros.

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