---
title: 'Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Capra'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/arsenic-and-old-lace-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036613/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

1944 · 118 min · Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 American screwball black comedy crime film directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant. The screenplay by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein is based on Joseph Kesselring's 1941 play of the same name. The contract with the play's producers stipulated that the film would not be released until the Broadway run ended. The original planned release date was September 30, 1942. The play was hugely successful, running for three and a half years, so the film was not released until 1944.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Capra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-capra)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Kesselring](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-kesselring), [Julius J. Epstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-j-epstein), [Philip G. Epstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-g-epstein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [Jack Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sol Polito](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-polito)
- **Editor:** [Daniel Mandell](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mandell)

## Cast

- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [Jack Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-carson)
- [Lane Sisters](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-sisters)
- [Raymond Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-massey)
- [Josephine Hull](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-hull)
- [Priscilla Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/priscilla-lane)
- [Spencer Charters](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-charters)
- [James Gleason](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gleason)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane)
- [Grant Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-mitchell)
- [Cary Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-grant)
- [Peter Lorre](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-lorre)
- [Edward Everett Horton](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-everett-horton)
- [Raymond Walburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-walburn)
- [John Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alexander)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/arsenic-and-old-lace-1944
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