Arsenic And Old Lace (1944) Instant

as Dr. Einstein: Jonathan’s nervous, enabling companion.

as Abby and Martha: Both actresses reprised their roles from the smash-hit Broadway play. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

: Some scholars view the Brewster home—a charming facade concealing a cellar full of bodies—as a metaphor for the contradictions within the American dream. Critical Legacy : Some scholars view the Brewster home—a charming

: Mortimer’s brother who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and is busy "digging the Panama Canal" (burying the aunts' victims) in the cellar. Matters escalate with the arrival of: as Mortimer

Mortimer soon learns that his aunts have been "charitably" poisoning lonely old men with elderberry wine spiked with arsenic, strychnine, and cyanide. Matters escalate with the arrival of:

as Mortimer Brewster: Grant famously disliked his own performance, calling it "over-acting," though critics often cite it as a masterclass in physical comedy.