Arsenic and old lace
(DVD)
Contributors:
Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968, film producer.
Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966, film producer.
Capra, Frank, 1897-1991, director.
Epstein, Julius J., 1909-2000, screenwriter.
Epstein, Philip G., screenwriter.
Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966, film producer.
Capra, Frank, 1897-1991, director.
Epstein, Julius J., 1909-2000, screenwriter.
Epstein, Philip G., screenwriter.
Series:
Criterion collection ; volume 1153.
Published:
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, 2022.
Format:
DVD
Physical Desc:
1 digital videodisc (approximately 2 hours) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet.
Rating:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Status:
Description
In Frank Capra's filming of the popular Broadway black comedy, Cary Grant plays Mortimer Brewster, a writer and former confirmed bachelor who takes his new bride (Priscilla Lane) to visit the Brooklyn home of the two sweet old aunts (Josephine Hull, Jean Adair) who raised him. While there they encounter Mortimer's brother Teddy "Roosevelt," his killer brother Jonathan (Raymond Massey) and his drunk doctor friend (Peter Lorre)... and a murderously funny secret in the basement. 118 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; radio play; theatrical trailer.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781681439846, 1681439840
UPC:
715515277815, 00715515277815
Notes
General Note
Special features include: new audio commentary featuring Charles Dennis, author of There's a body in the window seat! : the history of Arsenic and old lace ; radio adaptation from 1952 starring Boris Karloff ; trailer ; essay by critic David Cairns.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.
General Note
Based on the play by Joseph Kesselring.
General Note
Accompanying materials may vary.
Creation/Production Credits
Music by Max Steiner.
Participants/Performers
Cast: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson, Edward Everett Horton, Peter Lorre, James Gleason, Josephine Hill, Jean Adair, John Alexander.
Description
An easy going drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle aunts have a bizarre habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
Region 1, NTSC ; Dolby audio.
Language
Language and subtitles: English.
Language
Some copies have closed captioning for the hearing impaired.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Lindsay, H., Crouse, R., Capra, F., Epstein, J. J., Epstein, P. G., Steiner, M., Grant, C., Lane, P., Massey, R., Carson, J., Horton, E. E., Lorre, P., Gleason, J., Hill, J., Adair, J., Alexander, J., & Kesselring, J. (2022). Arsenic and old lace. New York, NY, Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Howard Lindsay et al.. 2022. Arsenic and Old Lace. New York, NY, Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Howard Lindsay et al., Arsenic and Old Lace. New York, NY, Criterion Collection, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lindsay, Howard, et al. Arsenic and Old Lace. New York, NY, Criterion Collection, 2022.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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