Arsenic And Old Lace (1944) ✰ [ PREMIUM ]

Released in 1944 and directed by , Arsenic and Old Lace is a definitive dark comedy and screwball classic. Though filmed in late 1941, its release was delayed for three years due to a contract with the original Broadway production. The film is celebrated for its macabre humor, frantic pacing, and a career-high (if eccentric) performance by Cary Grant. Plot Overview

as Jonathan: Replaced Boris Karloff, who was not released from his stage contract for the film. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Mortimer soon learns that his aunts have been "charitably" poisoning lonely old men with elderberry wine spiked with arsenic, strychnine, and cyanide. Matters escalate with the arrival of: Released in 1944 and directed by , Arsenic