- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Release: 1944-09-21
- Director: Frank Capra (1897–1991)
- Writers: Julius J. Epstein , Philip G. Epstein , Joseph Kesselring
- Language: English | German
- Stars: Cary Grant , Priscilla Lane , Raymond Massey , Jack Carson , Edward Everett Horton , Peter Lorre , James Gleason (I) (1882–1959) , Josephine Hull , Jean Adair , John Alexander
- Runtime: 118 min
- Awards: 1 nomination
- AKA: Arsenik och gamla spetsar (Sweden) , Arsenic et vieilles dentelles (Canada) , Arsenic and Old Lace (India) , Arsenik og gamle kniplinger (Denmark) , Jezinky a bezinky (Czech Republic) , Arsenik Kurbanları (Turkey) , Arsenik va toor-e kohneh (Iran) , Arsenic and Old Lace (United Kingdom) , 毒薬と老嬢 (Japan) , Arsenikk og gamle kniplinger (Norway) , Arsen und alte Spitzen (Austria) , Миш'як і старі мережива (Ukraine) , 毒藥與老婦 (Taiwan) , Esse Mundo é um Hospício (Brazil) , Arsenik i stare čipke (Serbia) , Noche de novios (Mexico) , Arzén és levendula (Hungary) , Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen , Arsenikkia ja vanhoja pitsejä (Finland) , Arsenic et vieilles dentelles (France, French Republic) , Arsénico y encaje antiguo (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Арсеник и стари дантели (Bulgaria) , Arsenic si dantela veche (Romania) , Dokuyaku to rôjô (Japan) , Arsenic and Old Lace (Singapore) , Arsenic and Old Lace (United States of America) , Arsénico y encaje antiguo (Argentina) , Arsenico e vecchi merletti (Italy) , Arsenic and Old Lace , Мышьяк и старые кружева (Russian Federation) , Arsen i stare čipke (Croatia) , Arsenic et vieilles dentelles (Belgium) , Arsénico por compasión (Spain) , Arseniko kai palia dantella (Greece) , Frank Capra's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (United States of America) , Arszenik i stare koronki (Poland) , Arsenik och gamla spetsar (Finland) , Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen (Germany) , O Mundo É Um Manicómio (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Arsenic and Old Lace (Australia) , Arsenicum en oude kant (Belgium) , Мышьяк и старые кружева , Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen (Austria) , Arseniikkia ja vanhoja pitsejä (Finland) , Arsenic and Old Lace (Canada) , 아세닉 앤 올드 레이스 (Korea) , Αρσενικό και παλιά δαντέλα (Greece) , Este Mundo é um Hospício (Brazil) , Arsenicum en oude kant (Netherlands the)
- Plot:
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!
- IMDB:tt0036613
Arsenic and Old Lace Cast · · · ALL
Frank Capra
(1897–1991)
Director
Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper Brewster
Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster
Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster
John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Peter Lorre
Dr. Einstein
Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon
James Gleason
(I)
(1882–1959)
Lt. Rooney
Grant Mitchell
(I)
(1874–1957)
Reverend Harper
Edward McNamara
Sergeant Brophy
Garry Owen
Taxi Cab Driver
John Ridgely
Officer Saunders
Vaughan Glaser
Judge Cullman
Chester Clute
Dr. Gilchrist
Charles Lane
Reporter at Marriage License Office
Edward McWade
Gibbs
Hank Mann
Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Marriage License Clerk
Sol Gorss
New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Umpire (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Spec O’Donnell
Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Leo White
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)