: His aunts casually admit they've been poisoning lonely old men with elderberry wine laced with arsenic.
: Jonathan and Mortimer engage in a battle of wits to see who can get rid of their respective bodies first. Arsenic and Old Lace(1944)
: Mortimer Brewster (played by Cary Grant ), a drama critic and famous bachelor, finally gets married. : His aunts casually admit they've been poisoning
: His long-lost brother, Jonathan (a serial killer on the run), arrives with a drunken surgeon, Dr. Einstein, and a corpse of his own. The Comedic Conflict : His long-lost brother, Jonathan (a serial killer
: While looking for a manuscript, Mortimer finds a dead body hidden in the window seat. The Family Secrets
💀 : The film was shot in 1941 but sat on a shelf for three years because of a contract that prevented its release until the original Broadway play finished its run. If you'd like, I can: Give you a detailed scene-by-scene breakdown List the top 5 funniest quotes from the movie Explain the differences between the play and the film