Arsenic and Old Lace
Cary Grant excelled in playing attractive, debonair rogues, and in "Arsenic and Old Lace," he portrays Mortimer Brewster, an author of books advocating the abolition of marriage entirely. He eventually resolves to settle down, but Elaine, the charming, all-American lady next door, steals his heart, and they decide to marry on Halloween.
That's a portent of ill things to come, according to the film, and so was his decision to embrace family life. Mortimer realizes that his brother, uncle, and weird aunts are all secret, unrepentant murders not long after they announce their engagement.
Starring: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey
Director: Frank Capra
Year: 1943
Runtime: 118 minutes
That's a portent of ill things to come, according to the film, and so was his decision to embrace family life. Mortimer realizes that his brother, uncle, and weird aunts are all secret, unrepentant murders not long after they announce their engagement.
Starring: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey
Director: Frank Capra
Year: 1943
Runtime: 118 minutes
