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Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, and Peter Lorre in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
#arsenic and old lace#peter lorre#cary grant#raymond massey#1944#1940s movies#frank capra#black comedy#classic movies
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I saw this film in my high school English class over ten years ago and it was one film I couldn’t exactly forget. Years later when I was hunting down another film I found this dvd in the store and never looked back. It’s one of the films I recommend to people who enjoy dark comedy or slapstick films. It has some jokes that are dark in tone but delivered so well it’s impossible not to laugh. Whether being charmed by the sweet unassuming aunts, intrigued by the silly brother who thinks he’s Theodore Rosevelt, enchanted by our lead and his love interest or fearful of the brother who returns with a plan to take over the household.
Arsenic and Old lace is a 1944 film that was originally filmed years prior but sadly studio distribution halted it for a while and it was until he was in the trenches of WWII that director Frank Capra heard a nearby soldier yell out “Charge” and run towards the enemy like the Teddy character in the film.
The premise of the film is Mortimer Brewster, played by Grant, visits his aunts after marrying their girl next door and their minister’s daughter. When he comes home however he discovers a secret kept by the two old ladies under the guise of a good deed. The brother who the neighbors fear helps to cover evidence as he knows no better, and once Mortimer learns this he feels he can get this situation under control if he can get his brother locked away. But things get even crazier when his other brother comes home with an accomplice. Mortimer and his aunts are not living in fear of brother Jonathan and what he’ll do, while Mortimer is struggling to cover up this family situation and keep his newlywed wife safe.
The brother Jonathan is played by Raymond Massey who was done up to look like Boris Karloff who originated the role on Broadway, Karloff wanted to play in the film as it would open more doors for him in a comedy but the producers of the play refused to part with him because he was the big draw. Josephine Hull, Jean Adair and John Alexander were the only cast members from the play who appeared in the film. Peter Lorre plays the accomplice Dr Einstein.
The film recently was released by Criterion Films and given a spot in the library of congress. Having this means prints of this film will be around for years to come and future generations to see. It’s absolutely worth watching around Halloween as that’s when the events in the film take place.
#arsenic and old lace#cary grant#priscilla lane#Josephine hull#peter lorre#frank capra#raymond massey#broadway play#dark comedy
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#Raymond Massey#Cary Grant#Peter Lorre#Arsenic and Old Lace#1940s#men's fashion#black and white#dark comedy#Frank Capra#Joseph Kesselring
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08. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - Dir. Frank Capra
#Arsenic and Old Lace#Frank Capra#Cary Grant#Priscilla Lane#Raymond Massey#Jack Carson#Edward Everett Horton#Peter Lorre#James Gleason#Josephine Hull#Jean Adair#John Alexander#Grant Mitchell#Edward McNamara#Garry Owen#Films Watched in 2023#My Edits#My Post
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October 21st, 2023
I suppose I made myself a bit of a liar because Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) isn't a Universal Picture. It is however a fantastic Halloween film. This movie still holds up even eight decades later. The humor is a product of its time but not in an outdated offensive way. Cary Grant shines in his slapstick performance and Peter Lorre is well...as perfectly Peter Lorre as ever.
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WHAT did capra mean by this
#“lol UR the pixie dude”#i havent actually seen a lot of frank capras movies#but i remember how peter falk wrote abt him in his memoir like. SO fondly#i gotta get into frank capra. i gotta learna bout everything. i gotta watch every movie and read every book and comic strip real quick brb#krazy kat#this is the same new yorker article im just liveblogging it at this point#id seen that interview w capra quoted but id never seen capras response
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#arsenic and old lace#frank capra#cary grant#priscilla lane#raymond massey#not boris karloff#peter lorre#josephine hull#jean adair
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Wes Anderson: Yeah, I remember Jim Brooks also saying, when I showed him Rushmore, he watched it. He said, "Great, man. Just the only problem is the movie hasn't been edited." But he was right. "You've put it all together, and it's all there, everything you need. But you've only put it together. You haven't edited it. So, tell me when you've done that. I'll come see it again if you like." And then walking out the door, he said, "And I guess the only thing I say really is pace, pace, pace." And then he left. "So we've bored you. We've bored you for an hour and 42 minutes. And what you're saying is, can you get it done in 96?" Yeah. Noah Baumbach: Well, Peter often would echo, I think it was Frank Capra's comment to him, which was, "Your first reel's too fast." Wes Anderson: Yes, exact. But I did exactly what Jim Brooks said, because somebody had to tell us, and he could see it. And then I've never had a movie that I showed to Peter Bogdanovich that he didn't say, "You've cut your first reel too fast." Because that's what I used to do. That's what I have done, and I just did it on this last movie I was making. And then I'd go back in and say, "Okay, so you mean people have to understand what they're looking at. They have to actually process it, or by the end of the first reel," which now, I don't know if they have reels anymore, but we do. By the end of the first reel, they don't care. Get there, involved.
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach on Peter Bogdanovich
#wes anderson#noah baumbach#peter bogdanovich#james l. brooks#frank capra#film#filmmaking#one handshake away
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WATCHLIST 2023: Arsenic and Old Lace
#movie watchlist#Arsenic and Old Lace#cary grant#peter lorre#raymond massey#Josephine Hull#frank capra
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Mortimer: Men don't just get into window seats and die!
Abby: Of course not, dear. He died first.
Mortimer: But how?
Abby: The gentleman died because he drank some wine with poison in it. Now, I don't know why you're making such a big deal over this, Mortimer. Don't you worry about a thing!
#cary grant#raymond massey#jack carson#peter lorre#priscilla lane#frank capra#warner bros#40s movies#40s film#arsenic and old lace
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Just watched this movie with my family and after it ended we were all still reeling. It's an absolute WHIRLWIND. Watching it again tomorrow. I'm still processing the whole film as we speak; I reached the top of my incredulity meter about 20 minutes from the end. Can confirm it will leave you either horribly stressed or riding an adrenaline high for half an hour afterwards.
Especially for 1944 Arsenic and Old Lace is INSANE. Its feral. Two kind old maids are serial killers with a higher body count than Norman Bates, Cary Grant is on the edge of insanity, Peter Lorre is there, it has a sub plot concerning a man who thinks he's Theodore Roosevelt and becomes catatonic if he tries being someone else, they couldn't get Boris Karloff to reprise his role in the play so they made a guy up to look like Boris Karloff and shot all his scenes like a horror movie, it opens with a fist fight at a Dodgers game and it has nothing to do with the plot. 10/10 masterpiece.
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O puro suco dos anos 80: Comando Ryan (Hired to kill, 1990)
#Hired to kill#80's movies#action movies#Nico Mastorakis#Peter Rader#Brian Thompson#Oliver Reed#George Kennedy#Barbara Niven#Michelle Moffett#José Ferrer#Jordana Capra#Penelope Reed#Youtube
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Arsenic and Old Lace (Movie Review) | Fun & Captivating
When I went to see Arsenic and Old Lace I didn't expect to be as delightfully entertained as I was, there's a reason why it's a classic movie fan favorite. Check my review #ArsenicAndOldLace #ClassicComedy #FilmReview #CaryGrant #ClassicFilm #MustWatch
Frank Capra (Director)CASTCary GrantPriscilla LaneRaymond MasseyJosephine HullJean AdairJohn AlexanderPeter LorreBased on the play “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring Review This was my first Cary Grant movie. I kind of knew the name, I’d heard about him, even though I thought his first name was Gary. This 1944 movie is amazing, I went in blind, I knew the time of the showing – yes I…
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#Raymond Massey#Cary Grant#Peter Lorre#Arsenic and Old Lace#1940s#dark comedy#Frank Capra#Joseph Kesselring#black and white#tw: kidnapping
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3 settembre … ricordiamo …
3 settembre … ricordiamo … #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic
2020: Gianni Serra, regista e sceneggiatore italiano. Sposato con , la regista e sceneggiatrice, Gioia Benelli. (n. 1933) 2019: Carol Lynley, pseudonimo di Carole Ann Jones, attrice statunitense. (n. 1942) 2019: Peter Lindbergh, pseudonimo di Peter Brodbeck, è stato un fotografo di moda tedesco. (n. 1944) 2018: Lydia Clarke, Lydia Marie Clarke, attrice statunitense, nel 1944 sposò Charlton…
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#3 settembre#3 settembre morti#Carol Lynley#Carole Ann Jones#Eugene Pallette#Eugene William Pallette#Ferruccio Amendola#Francesco Rosario Capra#Frank Capra#Frank Russell Capra#Gene Pallette#Gianni Serra#James Dunn#James Howard Dunn#Justine Johnstone#Justine Wanger#Lydia Clarke#Lydia Marie Clarke#Michael Clarke Duncan#Peter Brodbeck#Peter Lindbergh#Ricordando ..#Ricordiamo
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I love you. Nothing else matters. We can run away. Everything will take care of itself. Please, Peter, I can't let you out of my life now. I couldn't live without you. CLARK GABLE AND CLAUDETTE COLBERT AS PETER WARNE AND ELLIE ANDREWS IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) Dir. Frank Capra
#filmedit#it happened one night#userbbelcher#chewieblog#fyeahmovies#usersavana#userrobin#usersugar#userlenie#usermandie#userveronika#movies#movies*#*
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