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A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.Cary Grant(Mortimer Brewster) is in love and about to marry Priscilla Lane( Elaine) when he stubles upon the fact that his two auntes are well just little crazy , his 2 auntes love to give the elderberry win e to the gentelmen callers the only problem is the wine is spiked with Arsenic. and you have good ole Uncle "Teddy" Brewster who is looney as a tume and still thinks hes fighting in the war , well hes digs cannels in the basement and they burry all they dead gentelmen down in th basement, does not sound like a comedy??? well it trult is as Mortimer trys to hide the fact that his auntes are crazy killers from everyone includeing elanie and the police , he himself begins to think hes crazy too . this is a movie back when movies were great orignally filmed in 1944 Arsenic and Old Lace was Directed by Frank Capra Writing credits Joseph Kesselring (play) Julius J. Epstein (screenplay) ... True comedy I own the VHS and dvd and also the book. this is a great movie.Read full review
Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic comedy that has always been a favorite of mine. I teach high school writing and use this movie to teach both the literary analysis and plot summary. When students learn they will be watching a "black and white" movie, their first impression is often that they will be bored. Soon, however, they are drawn in to the plot and charmed by the sweet sincerity of the two old aunts with a mission to put lonely old men out of their misery. It is good to use for writing plot summaries because the movie has several interwoven subplots: Mortimer's marriage to Elaine, the aunts' "charity work," the scary brother Jonathan, and Teddy with his bugle charging up the stairs. For writing a literary analysis, students can focus on the use of irony, or other aspects of the story. I recommend this movie for teaching or for pure enjoyment. It is a classic that belongs on every movie shelf.Read full review
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is A Great Funny Movie From 1944 Starring Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster. When Mortimer After Got Married To Elaine They Visit To His Aunt's House in Brookyln Just to Visit and He Found a Dead Body in the Window Sit and He's Worry about Gonna Get His Aunts in Trouble and Such. This Movie Was Based On the Play From 1941. It Stars with Josephine Hull,Jean Adair,Raymond Massey,Peter Lorre,Jack Carson,Priscilla Lane,James Gleason,John Alexander,Edward Everett Horton and Garry Owen. Directed By The One who Made IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT and MR.SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON Frank Capra. My Mom Loves That Cary Grant Movie Alot when I Saw It on Tape When I Was a kid. Don't Miss Out Having This Great Comedy Classic of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE for Your DVD Collection.
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Arsenic and Old Lace is a comedy of the first order. It highlights the comedic talents of Cary Grant. The movie has an all star cast and is a wonderful insight to what happens behind the doors of a seemingly normal family. A delightful mix of murder, insanity and slapstick comedy. I love the twists and turns of the plot. I saw this movie as a child and participated in a high school production of it. I bought it so I would have this classic in my own collection. I highly recommend it.
Great old fashion comedy....very entertaining!
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