Arsenic and Old Lace (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

In Frank Capra's filming of the popular Broadway black comedy, Cary Grant plays Mortimer Brewster, a writer and former confirmed bachelor who takes his new bride (Priscilla Lane) to visit the Brooklyn home of the two sweet old aunts (Josephine Hull, Jean Adair) who raised him. While there they encounter Mortimer's brother Teddy "Roosevelt," his killer brother Jonathan (Raymond Massey) and his drunk doctor friend (Peter Lorre)... and a murderously funny secret in the basement. 118 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; radio play; theatrical trailer.

Starring: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson, Edward Everett Horton, Peter Lorre, James Gleason, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, John Alexander, Leo White, Grant Mitchell, Edward McNamara, Garry Owen, John Ridgely, Vaughan Glaser, Chester Clute, Charles Lane, Edward McWade, Spencer Charters, Lee Phelps, Alberta Gary, Roland Jones, Mary Brodel, Juanita Stark, Hank Mann, Vera Lewis, Herbert Gunn, Don Phillips

Director: Frank Capra, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse