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Arsenic and Old Lace

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790743943
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0790743949
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 29, 2000
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sales Rank: 788
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: September 23, 1944

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Editorial Review:

Description:
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.

Amazon.com essential video:
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




Rating: - Classic Movie Arsenic and Old Lace.
I recently purchased this classic black and white movie starring Cary Grant, and I really liked ... Read More

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Rating: - Old time Halloween goodness.
This is an oddball comedy supreme of Frank Capra proportions. Watch it if only for the zany homicidal ... Read More

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Rating: - Fun Movie!
I love old movies, but this one is so much fun to watch! It has a great storyline and Cary Grant does ... Read More

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Rating: - "Quite Pixilating"
Cary Grant is perfect for this part. His erudite speech patterns add to the comedy in a macabre and hilarious ... Read More

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Rating: - Arsenic & Old Lace dvd
Delightful Cary Grant movie, and sold at a great price. (I'd some some comparison shopping.) DVD was in excellent ... Read More

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