Arsenic and Old Lace

Released Year: 1942

Certificate: Not Rated

Runtime: 118 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 0

Director: Frank Capra

Stars: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson

No of Votes: 65101

Gross: N/A

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.

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