Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace is a film from 1944 starring Cary Grant along with Peter Lorre and Raymond Massey. The movie starts with the marriage of confirmed bachelor Mortimer Brewster who goes home to his two Aunts boarding house.  Before he can leave he finds a secret and must try to make sense of the situation he finds himself in.  The movie has doting aunts, a brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt and a killer with his side kick to boot.  The role of his brother, the killer, is played by Massey who takes the place of Boris Karloff who had the role in the play.

This film is humorous, suspenseful, endearing and extremely well done in its execution and screenplay adaptation.  Carey Grant does a phenomenal jo
b in this film and the supporting cast is fantastic in their performances.