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Arsenic and Old Lace: Full Cast & Crew 1944 Comedy
Writer and notorious marriage detractor Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) falls for girl-next-door Elaine Harper (Priscilla Lane), and they tie the knot on Halloween. When the newlyweds return to their respective family homes to deliver the news, Brewster finds a corpse hidden in a window seat. With his eccentric aunts (Josephine Hull, Jean Adair), disturbed uncle (John Alexander), and homicidal brother (Raymond Massey), he starts to realize that his family is even crazier than he thought. Released: Sep 23, 1944 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Frank Capra Director, Producer Cary Grant Mortimer Brewster Actor Raymond Massey Jonathan Brewster Actor Priscilla Lane Elaine Harper Actor Peter Lorre Dr. Einstein Actor Jack Carson Officer Patrick "Pat" O'Hara Actor Josephine Hull Aunt Abby Brewster Actor Jean Adair Aunt Martha Brewster Actor James Gleason Lt. Rooney Actor Grant Mitchell Reverend Harper Actor John Alexander Theodore "Teddy Roosevelt" Brewster Actor Edward Everett Horton Mr. Witherspoon Actor Edward McNamara Police Sgt. Brophy Actor Garry Owen Taxi Cab Driver Actor John Ridgely Officer Saunders Actor Vaughan Glaser Judge Cullman Actor Chester Clute Dr. Gilchrist Actor Charles Lane Reporter at Marriage License Office Actor Edward McWade Mr. Gibbs Actor Leo White Man in Phone Booth Actor Spencer Charters Marriage License Clerk Actor Hank Mann Photographer at Marriage License Office Actor Lee Phelps Umpire Actor Joseph Kesselring Writer Julius J. Epstein Writer Philip G. Epstein Writer Jack L. Warner Executive Producer Max Steiner Original Music Sol Polito Cinematographer Daniel Mandell Film Editing Max Parker Art Director Orry-Kelly Costume Design