Arsenic and Old Lace 79 years old

She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

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!

Credits

Arsenic and Old Lace Cast

Name Character
John Ridgely He was 35, 58 years old when he died as Officer Saunders
Cary Grant He was 40, 82 years old when he died as Mortimer Brewster
Josephine Hull She was 67, 80 years old when she died as Aunt Abby Brewster
Priscilla Lane She was 29, 79 years old when she died as Elaine Harper Brewster
Grant Mitchell He was 70, 82 years old when he died as Reverend Harper
Raymond Walburn He was 57, 81 years old when he died as Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Raymond Massey He was 48, 86 years old when he died as Jonathan Brewster
Edward McNamara He was 60, 60 years old when he died as Sergeant Brophy
Charles Lane He was 39, 102 years old when he died as Reporter at Marriage License Office
Peter Lorre He was 40, 59 years old when he died as Dr. Einstein
Lee Phelps He was 51, 59 years old when he died as Umpire (uncredited)
Edward Everett Horton He was 58, 84 years old when he died as Mr. Witherspoon
James Gleason He was 62, 76 years old when he died as Lt. Rooney
Jack Carson He was 33, 52 years old when he died as Officer Patrick O'Hara
Hank Mann He was 56, 83 years old when he died as Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Garry Owen He was 42, 49 years old when he died as Taxi Cab Driver
Edward McWade He was 79, 78 years old when he died as Gibbs
Leo White He was 61, 65 years old when he died as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Vaughan Glaser He was 71, 86 years old when he died as Judge Cullman
Spec O'Donnell He was 33, 75 years old when he died as Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Chester Clute He was 53, 64 years old when he died as Dr. Gilchrist
John Alexander He was 46, 84 years old when he died as 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Sol Gorss He was 36, 58 years old when he died as New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Spencer Charters He was 69, 67 years old when he died as Marriage License Clerk
Jean Adair She was 71, 79 years old when she died as Aunt Martha Brewster

Arsenic and Old Lace Crew

Name Department
Robert Burks as Special Effects. He was 35 (58) years old when He died Crew
Joseph Kesselring as Theatre Play. He was 42 (65) years old when He died Writing
Philip G. Epstein as Screenplay. He was 35 (42) years old when He died Writing
Max Steiner as Original Music Composer. He was 56 (83) years old when He died Sound
Daniel Mandell as Editor. He was 49 (91) years old when He died Editing
Orry-Kelly as Costume Design. He was 46 (66) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Sol Polito as Director of Photography. He was 51 (67) years old when He died Camera
C.A. Riggs as Sound. Sound
Hugo Friedhofer as Orchestrator. He was 43 (80) years old when He died Sound
George Bau as Makeup Artist. He was 38 (68) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Byron Haskin as Special Effects. He was 45 (84) years old when He died Crew
Eric Stacey as Unit Production Manager. He was 40 (65) years old when He died Production
Frank Capra as Director. He was 47 (94) years old when He died Directing
Frank Capra as Producer. He was 47 (94) years old when He died Production
Julius J. Epstein as Screenplay. He was 35 (91) years old when He died Writing
Leo F. Forbstein as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (55) years old when He died Sound
Everett Alton Brown as Sound Mixer. He was 42 (80) years old when He died Sound
Wesley Anderson as Additional Camera. He was 47 (63) years old when He died Camera
Arsenic and Old Lace poster
Arsenic and Old Lace (79 years)

She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

  • Release day: Friday, September 01, 1944
  • Runtime: 118 minutes
  • Budget: 1120175.00