Arsenico E Vecchi Merletti [m1080p] (1944) May 2026

: Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, and John Alexander all reprised their original Broadway roles for the film.

: Mortimer's eccentric brother who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and spends his time digging "locks for the Panama Canal" (graves) in the basement. Arsenico e vecchi merletti [m1080p] (1944)

As Mortimer frantically tries to manage the situation, things spiral further out of control with the arrival of: : Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, and John Alexander

(Italian title: Arsenico e vecchi merletti ) is a 1944 masterpiece of black comedy and screwball farce directed by Frank Capra . Based on the hit Broadway play, the film is a fast-paced, macabre romp set on Halloween in Brooklyn. No reviews Plot Overview Based on the hit Broadway play, the film

The story follows (Cary Grant), a high-profile drama critic and notorious marriage detractor who has just secretly wed his neighbor, Elaine Harper (Priscilla Lane). When he returns to his childhood home to tell his elderly aunts, Abby and Martha, he discovers a horrifying secret: the two seemingly sweet women have been "charitably" poisoning lonely old men with arsenic-laced elderberry wine and burying them in the cellar.

: Mortimer’s homicidal, estranged brother who has just escaped a mental institution and undergone botched plastic surgery that makes him look like Boris Karloff .