Arsenic and Old Lace
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Time Out says
Joseph Kesselring's black comedy about two quaint spinsters with the murderous capabilities of Venus Flycatchers comes across as dusty but gentle entertainment. As transferred to the screen by Capra, it's dusty but ferocious, with rampant overacting and little sense of comic timing. Cary Grant, doing enough double-takes to dislocate his eyeballs for life, gives a particularly horrible performance. Best value is given by Massey and Lorre (playing two wandering criminals), who don't struggle to get laughs and just act macabre. It's all weird, but not wonderful.Author: GB
Release details
UK release:
1944
Duration:
118 mins
Cast and crew
Cast:
Jean Adair, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre, Cary Grant, Edward Everett Horton, Jack Carson, Josephine Hull, Priscilla Lane
Screenwriter:
Julius J Epstein, Philip G Epstein
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