Arsenic and Old Lace

Content Warnings

Overall Severity: 🟡 45/100
Total warning time: 2m 5s
Sex/Nudity: 🟢 10/100 (15s)
  • 🟢 10/100 [00:15:30 - 00:15:45] Mild flirtatious behavior between characters.
Drug Use: 🟡 30/100 (1m)
  • 🟡 30/100 [00:30:20 - 00:30:50] Characters discuss the effects of arsenic poisoning.
  • 🟢 20/100 [01:05:10 - 01:05:40] A character is shown drinking alcohol.
Violence: 🟡 50/100 (45s)
  • 🟡 50/100 [00:45:15 - 00:45:30] A character threatens another with a gun.
  • 🟡 40/100 [01:20:00 - 01:20:30] A character is shown dead (comically).
Strong Language: 🟢 20/100 (5s)
  • 🟢 20/100 [00:55:40 - 00:55:45] Mild expletive used in dialogue.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Year: 1942
Runtime: 118 min
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
IMDB: 8
Votes: 65101
Director: Frank Capra
Stars: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson
Overview: A writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to get married. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.

Movie FAQ

Q: Who stars in the movie 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (1942)?
A: The movie stars Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster, Priscilla Lane as Elaine Harper, Raymond Massey as Jonathan Brewster, and Jack Carson as Officer O'Hara.
Q: What is the plot of 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (1942)?
A: The plot revolves around Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic who discovers that his sweet, elderly aunts have been poisoning lonely old men and burying them in their basement. Chaos ensues when his criminal brother Jonathan returns home with a dead body of his own.
Q: Is 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (1942) based on a play?
A: Yes, the movie is based on the 1941 Broadway play of the same name by Joseph Kesselring.
Q: Who directed 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (1942)?
A: The movie was directed by Frank Capra.
Q: What genre is 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (1942)?
A: The movie is a black comedy and farce, blending elements of humor with dark and macabre themes.