Arsenic and old lace / Warner Bros. Pictures ; screenplay by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein ; directed by Frank Capra.

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An easy going drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle Aunts Abby and Martha have a bizarre habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Capra, Frank, 1897-1991
Epstein, Julius J., 1909-2000
Epstein, Philip G.
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971
Grant, Cary, 1904-1986
Hull, Josephine, 1877-1957
Adair, Jean, 1873-1953
Lane, Priscilla, 1917-1995
Massey, Raymond
Carson, Jack, 1910-1963
Lorre, Peter
Horton, Edward Everett
Kesselring, Joseph, 1902-1967
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English or French subtitles.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2000.
Subjects:
Feature films.
Screwball comedy films.
Comedy films.
American drama > 20th century > Film adaptations.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Frank Capra's Arsenic and old lace. [Cover title]
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
An easy going drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle Aunts Abby and Martha have a bizarre habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar.
Note:Closed captioned.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.
Includes information on the adaptation of Joseph Kesselring's stage play for the film.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.C55 A77 2000 VideoDVD
ISBN:0790743949
Credits:Art director, Max Parker ; director of photography, Sol Polito ; editor, Daniel Mandell ; music, Max Steiner.
System Details:DVD; Dolby digital; standard version.
Cast:
Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson, Peter Lorre, Edward Everett Horton, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair.