Arsenic and Old Lace (film)

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American film black comedy film film

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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