: His aunts casually admit they've been poisoning lonely old men with elderberry wine laced with arsenic.
: Before leaving for his honeymoon, he stops in Brooklyn to tell his two sweet, elderly aunts, Abby and Martha, the news. Arsenic and Old Lace(1944)
: Mortimer's brother, Teddy, believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and "buries" the bodies in the basement, thinking he is digging the Panama Canal. : His aunts casually admit they've been poisoning
: While looking for a manuscript, Mortimer finds a dead body hidden in the window seat. The Family Secrets : While looking for a manuscript, Mortimer finds
: Mortimer frantically tries to get Teddy committed to a sanitarium to save him from being arrested for the aunts' crimes.
💀 : 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