Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace


Starring:Cary Grant, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre, Priscilla Lane, John Alexander, Jack Carson, John Ridgely, Edward McNamara, James Gleason, Grant Mitchell, Edward Everett Horton, Vaughan Glaser, Chester Clute, Edward McWade, Charles Lane, Garry Owen, Lee Phelps, Spencer Charters
Director: Frank Capra
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video
Frank Capra made this film in 1941 before he went off to make films for America's war effort, but it wasn't released until 1944. Adapted from the hit play by Joseph Kesselring, this frantic black comedy shows Capra at his best as a master of mood and timing. Actresses Josephine Hull and Jean Adair reprise their Broadway performances as two gentle old ladies who poison men with elderberry wine to put them out of their misery. Cary Grant plays one nephew, a normal guy who just gets wind of their little hobby and tries to get them to stop, while Raymond Massey plays another, a villain just escaped from jail. Capra encourages the cast, especially Grant, to give a somewhat more outsized performance than one might expect. But made during the war years as it was, this overstated comic approach to killing was probably cathartic. --Tom Keogh
Description
You'll die laughing! Frank Capra directs Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre and stellar cast in the hit Broadway farce about a nutcase family with well-intentioned homicidal tendencies.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Arsnic & Old Lace
  • Hilarious Dark Comedy
  • DVD
  • Just recently saw this for the first time...
  • Arsenic and Old Lace
 Arsenic and Old Lace
Starring: Cary Grant , Josephine Hull , Jean Adair , Raymond Massey , and Peter Lorre
Director: Frank Capra
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 0790743949
Release Date: 2000-08-29

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Frank Capra made this film in 1941 before he went off to make films for America's war effort, but it wasn't released until 1944. Adapted from the hit play by Joseph Kesselring, this frantic black comedy shows Capra at his best as a master of mood and timing. Actresses Josephine Hull and Jean Adair reprise their Broadway performances as two gentle old ladies who poison men with elderberry wine to put them out of their misery. Cary Grant plays one nephew, a normal guy who just gets wind of their little hobby and tries to get them to stop, while Raymond Massey plays another, a villain just escaped from jail. Capra encourages the cast, especially Grant, to give a somewhat more outsized performance than one might expect. But made during the war years as it was, this overstated comic approach to killing was probably cathartic. --Tom Keogh

Description

You'll die laughing! Frank Capra directs Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre and stellar cast in the hit Broadway farce about a nutcase family with well-intentioned homicidal tendencies.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Arsnic & Old Lace.......2007-06-27

A Classic screwball comedy with Cary Grant at his best. Also starring Josephine Hull who reprises her Broadway role in a 5 star performance. Black and white movies do not get any better than this. A must see for all fans.

5 out of 5 stars Hilarious Dark Comedy.......2007-05-15

Arsenic and Old Lace, will appeal to children and adults alike. It is the classic Halloween movie. Poor, Mortimer Brewster(Cary Grant) is mixed up with his crazy relatives who have a penchant for murder. Murder done in a benevolant way. The acting is superb and laugh follows laugh in this happy dark comedy. This will appeal to those of you who have wacky relatives or those of you who are the wacky relatives. That's why it is good for both adults and kids.

Eddy Ragnone
Fishkill, NY

5 out of 5 stars DVD.......2007-05-13

Love these old movies. Would recommend to others. Even my teenager watched with me a few times already. MysticBleu

5 out of 5 stars Just recently saw this for the first time..........2007-04-16

believe it or not, and I wondered how I missed this wonderful comedy all these years! My friend and I were in New Zealand and happened to be in our hotel room switching channels on the t.v. when we came across it. We laughed till our stomachs hurt! Wonderful movie; highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars Arsenic and Old Lace.......2007-03-20

I received the movie in a few days in plain wrapper, but the quality was excellent. I will look for this seller again.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House/Arsenic and Old Lace
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    		Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House/Arsenic and Old Lace
    Starring: Warner 2pak
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    ASIN: B0006IIPE4
    Release Date: 2004-10-12
    1940s Classics 7-Pack (Casablanca / The Maltese Falcon / The Philadelphia Story / Arsenic and Old Lace / The Big Sleep / Now, Voyager / Citizen Kane)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Interesting combination
    • Best of the best
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    • Can't understand these sets
    		 1940s Classics 7-Pack (Casablanca / The Maltese Falcon / The Philadelphia Story / Arsenic and Old Lace / The Big Sleep / Now, Voyager / Citizen Kane)
    Starring: Louis V. Arco , Ingrid Bergman , Humphrey Bogart , Curt Bois , and Marcel Dalio
    Director: Michael Curtiz
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    Description

    This 7-DVD set includes Casablanca (Special Edition), The Maltese Falcon (Special Edition), The Philadelphia Story, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Big Sleep (1946), Now, Voyager, and Citizen Kane.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Interesting combination.......2005-01-21

    I bought these separately before the package was made. I am not normally a fan of packaging unless it is a series or some other theme. However there is not a clinker in the bunch. I suggest you look at the individual reviews. However for those that are in a hurry:

    Casablanca: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman - Two people fall in love during war France as the Nazis are invading. They meet again in Casablanca the last outpost on the way to freedom. There is mystery, intrigue subterfuge and the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

    The Maltese Falcon: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor - Sam Spade (Bogart) is accused of murdering his partner, murdering a suspect, and down right sneakiness. He is trying to find out why everyone is looking for the black bird. In the process he falls in love with Brigid O'Shaughnessy (Mary Astor). Will they find the thing that dreams are made of?
    A remake of the 1931 version.

    The Philadelphia Story: Socialites Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn - A 1940 screen adaptation of The Philadelphia Story. C. K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) and Tracy Samantha Lord (Katherine Hepburn) get divorced. Now Tracy is going to marry George Kittredge, who worked his way up the corporate latter to the top of a mine. C. K. brings people from Spy magazine to cover the event. The fun begins as every one has second thoughts. And Wicked Uncle Willie is available.

    Arsenic and Old Lace: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre - A Halloween tale. A critic of marriage gets married, and then he finds out that insanity runs in the family as two branches of the family compare body counts. This really is a comedy. They could not get Boris Karloff; however Raymond Massey does just as well. And don't forget Dr. Einstein (auch der lieber).

    The Big Sleep: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall - A 1946 adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. Private-eye Philip Marlowe (Bogart) is hired to keep an eye on Carmen (Martha Vickers), youngest daughter of General Sternwood (Charles Waldron), and you guessed it falls in love with older sister. Lots of sub plots. "You go too far, Marlowe."

    Now, Voyager: Betty Davis, Paul Henreid - Based on the novel by Olivia Higgins Prouty. I think one of the shockers for me was when Charlotte Vale was forced to remove her eye glasses to find she did not need them. "Don't ask for the moon--we have the stars"

    Citizen Kane: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton - A story is based on the life of William Randolph Hearst. Because of its popularity as an art film many people have trouble just watching it as the story. Watch it to find out what is meant by Rosebud.

    5 out of 5 stars Best of the best.......2002-10-13

    These are some of the best of the best movies ever made.

    2 out of 5 stars I don't have money to burn..........2002-09-13

    Personally I didn't need all the movies in here, but I bought it anyway... Listen to me... buy just the movies you want, seperatly.

    3 out of 5 stars Can't understand these sets.......2002-07-16

    I can't understand why anyone would purchase a set like this. If you buy all the included DVD's individually, not only will you still get free shipping, but it's actually [$$] cheaper. I think these movies are some of the best ever committed to celluloid, I encourage every motion picture fan to own these films, but I just think it's silly to purchase them in this way.
    Cary Grant (7 Pack) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House / North By Northwest / Arsenic and Old Lace / The Howards of Virginia / Once Upon A Time / Father Goose / That Touch of Mink
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      		Cary Grant (7 Pack) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House / North By Northwest / Arsenic and Old Lace / The Howards of Virginia / Once Upon A Time / Father Goose / That Touch of Mink

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      CARY GRANT 7 PACK -Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House -North By Northwest -Arsenic and Old Lace -The Howards of Virginia -Once Upon A Time -Father Goose -That Touch of Mink
      Arsenic and Old Lace [Region 2]
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Arsnic & Old Lace
      • Hilarious Dark Comedy
      • DVD
      • Just recently saw this for the first time...
      • Arsenic and Old Lace
      		 Arsenic and Old Lace [Region 2]
      Starring: Cary Grant , Josephine Hull , Jean Adair , Raymond Massey , and Peter Lorre
      Director: Frank Capra
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      ASIN: B0006553UG

      Amazon.com essential video

      Frank Capra made this film in 1941 before he went off to make films for America's war effort, but it wasn't released until 1944. Adapted from the hit play by Joseph Kesselring, this frantic black comedy shows Capra at his best as a master of mood and timing. Actresses Josephine Hull and Jean Adair reprise their Broadway performances as two gentle old ladies who poison men with elderberry wine to put them out of their misery. Cary Grant plays one nephew, a normal guy who just gets wind of their little hobby and tries to get them to stop, while Raymond Massey plays another, a villain just escaped from jail. Capra encourages the cast, especially Grant, to give a somewhat more outsized performance than one might expect. But made during the war years as it was, this overstated comic approach to killing was probably cathartic. --Tom Keogh

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Arsnic & Old Lace.......2007-06-27

      A Classic screwball comedy with Cary Grant at his best. Also starring Josephine Hull who reprises her Broadway role in a 5 star performance. Black and white movies do not get any better than this. A must see for all fans.

      5 out of 5 stars Hilarious Dark Comedy.......2007-05-15

      Arsenic and Old Lace, will appeal to children and adults alike. It is the classic Halloween movie. Poor, Mortimer Brewster(Cary Grant) is mixed up with his crazy relatives who have a penchant for murder. Murder done in a benevolant way. The acting is superb and laugh follows laugh in this happy dark comedy. This will appeal to those of you who have wacky relatives or those of you who are the wacky relatives. That's why it is good for both adults and kids.

      Eddy Ragnone
      Fishkill, NY

      5 out of 5 stars DVD.......2007-05-13

      Love these old movies. Would recommend to others. Even my teenager watched with me a few times already. MysticBleu

      5 out of 5 stars Just recently saw this for the first time..........2007-04-16

      believe it or not, and I wondered how I missed this wonderful comedy all these years! My friend and I were in New Zealand and happened to be in our hotel room switching channels on the t.v. when we came across it. We laughed till our stomachs hurt! Wonderful movie; highly recommended!

      5 out of 5 stars Arsenic and Old Lace.......2007-03-20

      I received the movie in a few days in plain wrapper, but the quality was excellent. I will look for this seller again.
      Arsenic and Old Lace [Region 2]
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Arsnic & Old Lace
      • Hilarious Dark Comedy
      • DVD
      • Just recently saw this for the first time...
      • Arsenic and Old Lace
      		 Arsenic and Old Lace [Region 2]
      Starring: Cary Grant , Josephine Hull , Jean Adair , Raymond Massey , and Peter Lorre
      Director: Frank Capra
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      Massey, RaymondMassey, Raymond | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
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      ASIN: B000056BB9

      Amazon.com essential video

      Frank Capra made this film in 1941 before he went off to make films for America's war effort, but it wasn't released until 1944. Adapted from the hit play by Joseph Kesselring, this frantic black comedy shows Capra at his best as a master of mood and timing. Actresses Josephine Hull and Jean Adair reprise their Broadway performances as two gentle old ladies who poison men with elderberry wine to put them out of their misery. Cary Grant plays one nephew, a normal guy who just gets wind of their little hobby and tries to get them to stop, while Raymond Massey plays another, a villain just escaped from jail. Capra encourages the cast, especially Grant, to give a somewhat more outsized performance than one might expect. But made during the war years as it was, this overstated comic approach to killing was probably cathartic. --Tom Keogh

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Arsnic & Old Lace.......2007-06-27

      A Classic screwball comedy with Cary Grant at his best. Also starring Josephine Hull who reprises her Broadway role in a 5 star performance. Black and white movies do not get any better than this. A must see for all fans.

      5 out of 5 stars Hilarious Dark Comedy.......2007-05-15

      Arsenic and Old Lace, will appeal to children and adults alike. It is the classic Halloween movie. Poor, Mortimer Brewster(Cary Grant) is mixed up with his crazy relatives who have a penchant for murder. Murder done in a benevolant way. The acting is superb and laugh follows laugh in this happy dark comedy. This will appeal to those of you who have wacky relatives or those of you who are the wacky relatives. That's why it is good for both adults and kids.

      Eddy Ragnone
      Fishkill, NY

      5 out of 5 stars DVD.......2007-05-13

      Love these old movies. Would recommend to others. Even my teenager watched with me a few times already. MysticBleu

      5 out of 5 stars Just recently saw this for the first time..........2007-04-16

      believe it or not, and I wondered how I missed this wonderful comedy all these years! My friend and I were in New Zealand and happened to be in our hotel room switching channels on the t.v. when we came across it. We laughed till our stomachs hurt! Wonderful movie; highly recommended!

      5 out of 5 stars Arsenic and Old Lace.......2007-03-20

      I received the movie in a few days in plain wrapper, but the quality was excellent. I will look for this seller again.
      Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House / Arsenic And Old Lace (Two-Pack)
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House / Arsenic And Old Lace (Two-Pack)
        Starring: Warner 2pak
        Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
        ProductGroup: DVD
        Binding: DVD

        GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
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        ( M )( M ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
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        ASIN: B0002QO3KK
        Release Date: 2004-10-12
        Mr. Blandings Builds his dream house/North By northwest/Arsenic and Old Lace (3 pack)
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          		Mr. Blandings Builds his dream house/North By northwest/Arsenic and Old Lace (3 pack)

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          ASIN: B000FNVE84

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          Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House: Cary Grant is hilarious as a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape the confines of his family's tiny midtown apartment. So he designs his dream home in the suburbs and discovers the project wasn't as easy as it seemed. The house gets larger. The bills get bigger. The problems just won't go away. Eventually, the whole affair becomes a nightmare-a very funny nightmare-that left audiences laughing in 1948 and will have you in stitches, too. This is the comedic masterpiece that inspired the popular 1987 movie "The Money Pit." It's an adventure in homeowning that strikes a familiar chord with everyone who's ever bought a house. Year: 1948 North by Northwest: Cary Grant teams with director Alfred Hitchcock for the fourth and final time in this superlative espionage caper judged on of the American Film Institute's Top-100 American Films and spruced up with a new digital transfer and remixed Dolby Digital Stereo. He plays a Manhattan advertising executive plunged into a realm of spy (James Mason) and counterspy (Eva Marie Saint) and variously abducted, framed for murder, chased and in another signature set piece, crop-dusted. He also holds on for dear life from the facial features of the Presidents on Mount Rushmore (backlot sets were used). But don't expect the Master of Suspense to leave star or audience hanging. Arsenic and Old Lace: You'll die laughing! Frank Capra directs Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre and stellar cast in the hit Broadway farce about a nutcase family with well-intentioned homicidal tendencies.
          Arsenic and Old Lace [Region 2]
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • Arsnic & Old Lace
          • Hilarious Dark Comedy
          • DVD
          • Just recently saw this for the first time...
          • Arsenic and Old Lace
          		 Arsenic and Old Lace [Region 2]
          Starring: Cary Grant , Josephine Hull , Jean Adair , Raymond Massey , and Peter Lorre
          Director: Frank Capra
          ProductGroup: DVD
          Binding: DVD

          GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
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          Gleason, JamesGleason, James | ( G ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Grant, CaryGrant, Cary | ( G ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Horton, Edward EverettHorton, Edward Everett | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Hull, JosephineHull, Josephine | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Lane, CharlesLane, Charles | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Lane, PriscillaLane, Priscilla | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Lorre, PeterLorre, Peter | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Mann, HankMann, Hank | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Massey, RaymondMassey, Raymond | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Mitchell, GrantMitchell, Grant | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Ridgely, JohnRidgely, John | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
          Capra, FrankCapra, Frank | ( C ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
          ( A )( A ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
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          2. The Philadelphia Story
          3. Bringing Up Baby (Two-Disc Special Edition)
          4. Father Goose
          5. Topper/Topper Returns

          ASIN: B00005KKJP

          Amazon.com essential video

          Frank Capra made this film in 1941 before he went off to make films for America's war effort, but it wasn't released until 1944. Adapted from the hit play by Joseph Kesselring, this frantic black comedy shows Capra at his best as a master of mood and timing. Actresses Josephine Hull and Jean Adair reprise their Broadway performances as two gentle old ladies who poison men with elderberry wine to put them out of their misery. Cary Grant plays one nephew, a normal guy who just gets wind of their little hobby and tries to get them to stop, while Raymond Massey plays another, a villain just escaped from jail. Capra encourages the cast, especially Grant, to give a somewhat more outsized performance than one might expect. But made during the war years as it was, this overstated comic approach to killing was probably cathartic. --Tom Keogh

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Arsnic & Old Lace.......2007-06-27

          A Classic screwball comedy with Cary Grant at his best. Also starring Josephine Hull who reprises her Broadway role in a 5 star performance. Black and white movies do not get any better than this. A must see for all fans.

          5 out of 5 stars Hilarious Dark Comedy.......2007-05-15

          Arsenic and Old Lace, will appeal to children and adults alike. It is the classic Halloween movie. Poor, Mortimer Brewster(Cary Grant) is mixed up with his crazy relatives who have a penchant for murder. Murder done in a benevolant way. The acting is superb and laugh follows laugh in this happy dark comedy. This will appeal to those of you who have wacky relatives or those of you who are the wacky relatives. That's why it is good for both adults and kids.

          Eddy Ragnone
          Fishkill, NY

          5 out of 5 stars DVD.......2007-05-13

          Love these old movies. Would recommend to others. Even my teenager watched with me a few times already. MysticBleu

          5 out of 5 stars Just recently saw this for the first time..........2007-04-16

          believe it or not, and I wondered how I missed this wonderful comedy all these years! My friend and I were in New Zealand and happened to be in our hotel room switching channels on the t.v. when we came across it. We laughed till our stomachs hurt! Wonderful movie; highly recommended!

          5 out of 5 stars Arsenic and Old Lace.......2007-03-20

          I received the movie in a few days in plain wrapper, but the quality was excellent. I will look for this seller again.

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          1. Little Shop of Horrors
          2. The Party
          3. Time Bandits
          4. Lucky Seven
          5. Hopscotch - Criterion Collection
          6. 10 Things I Hate About You
          7. Mischief
          8. Boomerang
          9. The Woody Allen Collection, Set 3
          10. American Psycho (Uncut Killer Collector's Edition)

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