Arsenic and Old Lace

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

Sep 1, 1944

Runtime

1h 58m

Director

Frank Capra

Country

United States of America

Company

Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget

$1,120,175