Arsenic and Old Lace

Summary

Arsenic and Old Lace is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,288 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arsenic and Old Lace's video is recorded as Arsenic and Old Lace trailer (1944).webm^[3].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's image is recorded as Jean Adair Josephine Hull Cary Grant Arsenic and Old Lace 1944.jpg^[4].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's director is recorded as Frank Capra^[6].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's screenwriter is recorded as Julius J. Epstein^[7].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's screenwriter is recorded as Philip G. Epstein^[8].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's screenwriter is recorded as Joseph Kesselring^[9].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's composer is recorded as Max Steiner^[10].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as comedy film^[11].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as comedy thriller^[12].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as suspense film^[13].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as film based on literature^[14].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as film noir^[15].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as thriller film^[16].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as drama film^[17].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as crime film^[18].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as mystery film^[19].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as romance film^[20].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as crime thriller film^[21].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's genre is recorded as crime drama film^[22].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's based on is recorded as Arsenic and Old Lace^[23].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's based on is recorded as Lavender and Old Lace^[24].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's cast member is recorded as Cary Grant^[25].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's cast member is recorded as Josephine Hull^[26].
• Arsenic and Old Lace's cast member is recorded as Jean Adair^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Arsenic and Old Lace's producer is recorded as Jack Warner^[28]. Its director is recorded as Frank Capra^[6]. Screenwriters include Julius J. Epstein^[7], Philip G. Epstein^[8], and Joseph Kesselring^[9]. Cast members include Cary Grant^[25], Josephine Hull^[26], Jean Adair^[27], Raymond Massey^[29], Peter Lorre^[30], and Lane Sisters^[31].

Publication

Publication dates include +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z^[32], +1944-09-01T00:00:00Z^[33], +1944-09-23T00:00:00Z^[34], and +1944-10-06T00:00:00Z^[35]. Original languages include English^[36] and German^[37]. Genres include comedy film^[11], comedy thriller^[12], suspense film^[13], film based on literature^[14], film noir^[15], and thriller film^[16].

Reception

Reviews include 7.5/10^[38] and 86%^[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Myrtle Reed^[40] and Joseph Kesselring^[41].

Why It Matters

Arsenic and Old Lace ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,288 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]