Arsenic and Old Lace
by Frank Capra
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Actor: Cary Grant, Jean Adair, Josephine Hull, Peter Lorre, Raymond MasseyDirector: Frank Capra
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Sol Polito
Producer: Frank Capra
Editor: Daniel Mandell
Producer: Jack L. Warner
Writer: Joseph Kesselring
Writer: Julius J. Epstein
Writer: Philip G. Epstein
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 118 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-08-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
DVD Reviews of Arsenic and Old Lace
DVD Review: CLASSIC COMEDY!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the great classic comedies of all time. The DVD presentation is flawless. It's unfortunate there are no extras.DVD Review: A good adaptation of a great theatrical comedy
Summary: 5 Stars
Adapting a play to the screen means making adjustments- and these happened, but without destroying the heart of the story. I feel that I can saythat as honestly as anyone- as one of the highlights of my high school years was playing the part of Teddy. It was a hoot. Cary Grant did a great job as Mortimer but the casting director went even further by casting Boris Karloff in the role of a character who, in the play, is described as having an uncanny resemblance to...Boris karloff.DVD Review: Bad customer service as wrong DVD sent
Summary: 1 Stars
This is a complaint rather than a review. DVD sent was not playable in Australia and in spite of numerous attempts to bring this matter to Amazon's attention I was unable to get a satisfactory reply.DVD Review: A Good Old Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Great old movie with good actors. Get it. It's not expensive and it's one you can watch and enjoy.
Settle in, though, because the plot moves fast.
It's funny and fun.
DVD Review: Arsenic and Old Lace
Summary: 5 Stars
I love Cary Grant to begin with so anything he does I love. I especially like the old movies so this one is particularly fun for me. It's one I had to have in my movie collection.
Description of Arsenic and Old Lace
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.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
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