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Arsenic and Old Lace

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

' Classic comedy, the first of double bill starring
Cary Grant
Doting nephew Mortimer Brewster makes a sinister discovery when his elderly aunts' penchant for poisoning people comes to light.
Director Frank Capra (1944)
* FILM REVIEWS pages 43-50

Contributors

Unknown:
Cary Grant
Unknown:
Mortimer Brewster
Director:
Frank Capra
Mortimer Brewster:
Cary Grant
Jonathan Brewster:
Raymond Massey
Elaine Harper:
Priscilla Lane
Dr Einstein:
Peter Lorre
O'Hara:
Jack Carson
Abby Brewster:
Josephine Hull
Martha Brewster:
Jean Adair
MrWitherspoon:
Edward Everett Horton
Lieutenant Rooney:
James Gleason
Teddy Roosevelt Brewster:
John Alexander
Reverend Harper:
Grant Mitchell
Source: Radio Times

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