Arsenic and Old Lace (film)

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Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 dark comedy film directed by Frank Capra, starring Cary Grant as a man who discovers his seemingly sweet aunts are serial killers.

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instanceOf American film
black comedy film
film
basedOn Arsenic and Old Lace (play)
basedOnAuthor Joseph Kesselring
blackAndWhite true
broadwayPlayPremiereYear 1941
cinematographyBy Sol Polito
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Frank Capra
distributedInFormat theatrical release
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
editedBy Daniel Mandell
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
filmingCompleted 1941
genre comedy film
dark comedy film
screwball comedy film
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme family secrets
insanity
serial murder
language English
mainCharacter Mortimer Brewster
mainCharacterPortrayedBy Cary Grant
musicBy Max Steiner
notableFor blend of macabre subject matter with farcical comedy
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A drama critic discovers his aunts are serial killers who poison lonely old men with elderberry wine.
producer Frank Capra
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
reasonForDelayedRelease contractual agreement with Broadway producers
releaseDate 1944-09-23
releaseYear 1944
runtimeMinutes 118
screenwriter Julius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
setIn Brooklyn
New York City
starring Cary Grant
Jack Carson
Jean Adair
John Alexander
Josephine Hull
Peter Lorre
Priscilla Lane
Raymond Massey
timePeriodOfSetting 1940s
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Frank Capra directed Arsenic and Old Lace (film)
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Julius J. Epstein notableWork Arsenic and Old Lace (film)
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Peter Lorre notableWork Arsenic and Old Lace (film)
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