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Arsenic and Old Lace

A Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.

Director

Frank Capra

Year

Genre

comedy, crime, thriller

Box Office

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

1 nomination.

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Elme, hee it is. - Arsenic and Old Lace

Elme, hee it is.

I want to keep this undecove. - Arsenic and Old Lace

I want to keep this undecove.

Now, look-- - Arsenic and Old Lace

Something borrowed - Arsenic and Old Lace

Something borrowed

Gentlemen what news have you bought me - Arsenic and Old Lace

Gentlemen what news have you bought me

It gives us something to do at the station.
You get tied of playing cads. - Arsenic and Old Lace

It gives us something to do at the station. You get tied of ...

-So these ae the toys?
-How's Ms. Bophy? - Arsenic and Old Lace

-So these ae the toys? -How's Ms. Bophy?

He's quite harmless - Arsenic and Old Lace

He's quite harmless

Charge the blockhouse - Arsenic and Old Lace

Charge the blockhouse

Charge the blockhouse - Arsenic and Old Lace

Charge the blockhouse

Abby! While I was out? - Arsenic and Old Lace

Abby! While I was out?

Charge - Arsenic and Old Lace

Watch your language - Arsenic and Old Lace

Watch your language

Right out here in the open with everyone looking - Arsenic and Old Lace

Right out here in the open with everyone looking

You're going to love me for my mind - Arsenic and Old Lace

You're going to love me for my mind

I've got the two nicest Aunts in the world - Arsenic and Old Lace

I've got the two nicest Aunts in the world

Do you remember - Arsenic and Old Lace

Do you remember

What news have you brought me - Arsenic and Old Lace

What news have you brought me

Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me - Arsenic and Old Lace

Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me

It had a character in it - Arsenic and Old Lace

It had a character in it

Men don't just get into window seats and die - Arsenic and Old Lace

Men don't just get into window seats and die

Don't be so inquisitive - Arsenic and Old Lace

Don't be so inquisitive

But there's a body in the window seat - Arsenic and Old Lace

But there's a body in the window seat

That wouldn't have been very nice - Arsenic and Old Lace

That wouldn't have been very nice

But what happened to him - Arsenic and Old Lace

But what happened to him

Now look how did he die - Arsenic and Old Lace

Now look how did he die

Opeato? - Arsenic and Old Lace

I must be catching cold - Arsenic and Old Lace

I must be catching cold

Can you hear my voice - Arsenic and Old Lace

Can you hear my voice

You're too old to be flying off the handle like this - Arsenic and Old Lace

You're too old to be flying off the handle like this

Hello. - Arsenic and Old Lace

I think you're wrong - Arsenic and Old Lace

I think you're wrong

Now let's see Where were we - Arsenic and Old Lace

Now let's see Where were we

For a gallon of elderberry wine - Arsenic and Old Lace

For a gallon of elderberry wine

As a matter of fact one of our gentlemen found time to say - Arsenic and Old Lace

As a matter of fact one of our gentlemen found time to say

I'm beginning to think the cat's in on this - Arsenic and Old Lace

I'm beginning to think the cat's in on this

Will you get out of here - Arsenic and Old Lace

Will you get out of here

I want the Happy Dale Sanatorium - Arsenic and Old Lace

I want the Happy Dale Sanatorium

Daling, I'm nevous. Don't do that. - Arsenic and Old Lace

Daling, I'm nevous. Don't do that.

Get out of hee! Do you want
to be poisoned, mudeed, killed? - Arsenic and Old Lace

Get out of hee! Do you want to be poisoned, mudeed, killed?

Now I don't know
how I can explain this to you... - Arsenic and Old Lace

Now I don't know how I can explain this to you...

Get out of here - Arsenic and Old Lace

Get out of here

You can't do things like that - Arsenic and Old Lace

You can't do things like that

Another Roosevelt - Arsenic and Old Lace

Another Roosevelt

It's two men,
and I've neve seen them befoe. - Arsenic and Old Lace

It's two men, and I've neve seen them befoe.

This is the home of my youth - Arsenic and Old Lace

This is the home of my youth

We mustn't let what's on the stove
boil ove. - Arsenic and Old Lace

We mustn't let what's on the stove boil ove.

You shouldn't have killed him - Arsenic and Old Lace

You shouldn't have killed him

I want the face of an absolute non enity - Arsenic and Old Lace

I want the face of an absolute non enity

We got a hot stiff on our hands - Arsenic and Old Lace

We got a hot stiff on our hands

This is the picture I was telling you about - Arsenic and Old Lace

This is the picture I was telling you about

We go to Panama - Arsenic and Old Lace

We go to Panama

I'll knock your block off - Arsenic and Old Lace

I'll knock your block off

Einstein and I need a place to sleep - Arsenic and Old Lace

Einstein and I need a place to sleep

You'd better get to bed - Arsenic and Old Lace

You'd better get to bed

General Goethals was very pleased - Arsenic and Old Lace

General Goethals was very pleased

-All ight, Aunt Abby.
-I'll be ight up. - Arsenic and Old Lace

-All ight, Aunt Abby. -I'll be ight up.

I'll open the window.
You go ound and hand him though. - Arsenic and Old Lace

I'll open the window. You go ound and hand him though.

Whee am I? - Arsenic and Old Lace

Motime! - Arsenic and Old Lace

Who is it? - Arsenic and Old Lace

Where am I - Arsenic and Old Lace

Docto, I've completely lost tack
of M. Spenalzo. - Arsenic and Old Lace

Docto, I've completely lost tack of M. Spenalzo.

Where did you get that face - Arsenic and Old Lace

Where did you get that face

Be a good fellow - Arsenic and Old Lace

Be a good fellow

Let me sit down.
Let me think about this thing. - Arsenic and Old Lace

Let me sit down. Let me think about this thing.

We were married today - Arsenic and Old Lace

We were married today

A total stange How can I believe you - Arsenic and Old Lace

A total stange How can I believe you

Looks like the same suckers get married everyday - Arsenic and Old Lace

Looks like the same suckers get married everyday

This may inteest you, Motime.
I've decided that we'e staying. - Arsenic and Old Lace

This may inteest you, Motime. I've decided that we'...

Let Aunt Matha see
what's in the windowseat. - Arsenic and Old Lace

Let Aunt Matha see what's in the windowseat.

There's another one - Arsenic and Old Lace

There's another one

Who can that be - Arsenic and Old Lace

Who can that be

But you're face is familiar - Arsenic and Old Lace

But you're face is familiar

How can I believe you - Arsenic and Old Lace

How can I believe you

Come quick What's the matter - Arsenic and Old Lace

Come quick What's the matter

If you tell O'Hara what's in the window seat - Arsenic and Old Lace

If you tell O'Hara what's in the window seat

Two in Johannesburg - Arsenic and Old Lace

Two in Johannesburg

When I come back - Arsenic and Old Lace

When I come back

The pixies won't be out till after midnight - Arsenic and Old Lace

The pixies won't be out till after midnight

May I present Dr - Arsenic and Old Lace

May I present Dr

That's what he presumes - Arsenic and Old Lace

That's what he presumes

Well now, that's that. - Arsenic and Old Lace

Well now, that's that.

Pull up a tombstone - Arsenic and Old Lace

Pull up a tombstone

Looks good on you - Arsenic and Old Lace

Looks good on you

Five more bucks and you'll own it - Arsenic and Old Lace

Five more bucks and you'll own it

Mr President may I present Dr Livingstone - Arsenic and Old Lace

Mr President may I present Dr Livingstone

You wouldn't want to have children with three heads - Arsenic and Old Lace

You wouldn't want to have children with three heads

Insanity runs in my family - Arsenic and Old Lace

Insanity runs in my family

I'll run for a third term - Arsenic and Old Lace

I'll run for a third term

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A Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.

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Director: Frank Capra

Writer: Julius J. Epstein (screen play), Philip G. Epstein (screen play), Joseph Kesselring (play)

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: comedy, crime, thriller

Year: 1944

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Sep 1944

Awards: 1 nomination.

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