đź’€ : The film was shot in 1941 but sat on a shelf for three years because of a contract that prevented its release until the original Broadway play finished its run. If you'd like, I can: Give you a detailed scene-by-scene breakdown List the top 5 funniest quotes from the movie Explain the differences between the play and the film
: His long-lost brother, Jonathan (a serial killer on the run), arrives with a drunken surgeon, Dr. Einstein, and a corpse of his own. The Comedic Conflict Arsenic and Old Lace(1944)
: Jonathan and Mortimer engage in a battle of wits to see who can get rid of their respective bodies first. đź’€ : The film was shot in 1941
: Before leaving for his honeymoon, he stops in Brooklyn to tell his two sweet, elderly aunts, Abby and Martha, the news. The Comedic Conflict : Jonathan and Mortimer engage
: After a night of kidnapping attempts and bumbling police interference, the truth about Mortimer’s lineage provides a hilarious, relieving twist.