Arsenic and Old Lace

Synopsis

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!

Director

Frank Capra

Written by

Philip G. Epstein

Music

Max Steiner

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Released

1 September 1944

Genres

Comedy, Crime