Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 film by Frank Capra
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Summary
Arsenic and Old Lace is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,649 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Frank Capra[3]
- Screenwriter: Julius J. Epstein[4], Philip G. Epstein[5], Joseph Kesselring[6]
- Composer: Max Steiner[7]
- Genre: comedy film[8], comedy thriller[9], suspense film[10], film noir[11], thriller film[12], drama film[13], crime film[14], mystery film[15], romance film[16], crime thriller film[17], crime drama film[18]
- Based on: Arsenic and Old Lace[19], Lavender and Old Lace[20]
- Cast member: Cary Grant[21], Josephine Hull[22], Jean Adair[23], Raymond Massey[24], Peter Lorre[25], Lane Sisters[26], Edward Everett Horton[27], Jack Carson[28], James Gleason[29], Charles Lane[30], John Alexander[31], Grant Mitchell[32], Priscilla Lane[33], John Ridgely[34]
- Producer: Jack Warner[35]
- Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[36]
- Director of photography: Sol Polito[37]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[38], German[39]
- Commons category: Arsenic and Old Lace[40]
- Distribution format: video on demand[41]
- Review score: 7.5/10[42], 86%[43]
- Color: black-and-white[44]
- Country of origin: United States[45]
- Publication date: January 1, 1944[46], September 1, 1944[47], September 23, 1944[48], October 6, 1944[49]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[50], Netflix[51]
- Narrative location: Brooklyn[52]
- Film editor: Daniel Mandell[53]
- Title: Arsenic and Old Lace[54]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[55]
- After a work by: Myrtle Reed[56], Joseph Kesselring[57]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[58]
- Duration: 118 minutes[59]
- Capital cost: 1,164,000 US dollars[60]
Why It Matters
Arsenic and Old Lace has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]