Arsenic and Old Lace [212] Released: 1944-09-01 Revenue: $0 Budget: $1,120,175 Profit: $-1,120,175 Runtime: 118 mins Popularity: 2.3633 Vote Average: 7.633 Vote Count: 969 Overview: 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! Cast [25] Cary GrantMortimer Brewste Priscilla LaneElaine Harper Br Josephine HullAunt Abby Brewst Jean AdairAunt Martha Brew Raymond MasseyJonathan Brewste John Alexander'Teddy Roosevelt Peter LorreDr. Einstein Jack CarsonOfficer Patrick Edward Everett HortonMr. Witherspoon James GleasonLt. Rooney Grant MitchellReverend Harper Edward McNamaraSergeant Brophy Garry OwenTaxi Cab Driver John RidgelyOfficer Saunders Vaughan GlaserJudge Cullman Chester CluteDr. Gilchrist Charles LaneReporter at Marr Edward McWadeGibbs Hank MannPhotographer at Spencer ChartersMarriage License Sol GorssNew York Pitcher Lee PhelpsUmpire Raymond WalburnDrummer at baseb Spec O'DonnellYoung Man in Lin Leo WhiteMan in Phone Boo Trailers Arsenic and Old Lace Modern Trailer Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Original Trailer: Cary Grant - Priscilla Lane - Frank Capra - Comedy Arsenic and Old Lace - Trailer