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Arsenic and Old Lace
She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!
She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his fav...
Comedy, Crime - 1944
8.0
82%
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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!
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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
1 Sep 1944
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,120,175
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Good macabre fun.
– ,
New York Times,
8 Aug 2006
fresh:
Dusty but gentle entertainment.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
The timing is abysmal throughout, turning fast pace into numbing frenzy.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
13 Aug 2007
fresh:
Despite the fact that picture runs 118 minutes, Frank Capra has expanded on the original play [by Joseph Kesselring] to a sufficient extent to maintain a steady, consistent pace.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
13 Aug 2007
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