Arsenic and Old Lace
by Frank Capra
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Actor: Cary Grant, Jean Adair, Josephine Hull, Peter Lorre, Raymond MasseyDirector: Frank Capra
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Sol Polito
Producer: Frank Capra
Editor: Daniel Mandell
Producer: Jack L. Warner
Writer: Joseph Kesselring
Writer: Julius J. Epstein
Writer: Philip G. Epstein
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 118 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-08-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Movie Reviews of Arsenic and Old Lace
Movie Review: CLASSIC COMEDY!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the great classic comedies of all time. The DVD presentation is flawless. It's unfortunate there are no extras.
Summary of Arsenic and Old Lace
You'll die laughing! Frank Capra directs Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre and stellar cast in the hit Broadway farce about a nutcase family with well-intentioned homicidal tendencies.Frank Capra made this film in 1941 before he went off to make films for America's war effort, but it wasn't released until 1944. Adapted from the hit play by Joseph Kesselring, this frantic black comedy shows Capra at his best as a master of mood and timing. Actresses Josephine Hull and Jean Adair reprise their Broadway performances as two gentle old ladies who poison men with elderberry wine to put them out of their misery. Cary Grant plays one nephew, a normal guy who just gets wind of their little hobby and tries to get them to stop, while Raymond Massey plays another, a villain just escaped from jail. Capra encourages the cast, especially Grant, to give a somewhat more outsized performance than one might expect. But made during the war years as it was, this overstated comic approach to killing was probably cathartic. --Tom Keogh
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