Transcript Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace
Thumbs Up Movie
Review
By M. Abercrombie
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Arsenic and Old Lace
Made in 1941
Directed by Frank Capra
A BLACK comedy
This means a comedy, but about a creepy
subject; in this case, serial-murder.
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1927, September. "Frank Capra - Biography." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web.
08 June 2011. <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001008/bio>.
Frank Capra – the Director
 Born 1897 in Sicily
Moved to U.S. at age 6
One of seven children
Won 3 Best Director Oscars
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1927, September. "Frank Capra - Biography." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001008/bio>.
Arsenic and Old Lace
“A drama critic learns on his
wedding day that his beloved
maiden aunts are homicidal
maniacs, and that insanity
runs in his family.” [IMBD]
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"Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - IMDb." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 08
June 2011. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036613/>.
Starring…
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Cary Grant as
Mortimer Brewster
Born Archibald Alexander Leach -1904 –England
Nominated twice as Best Actor
Granted Honorary Oscar in 1967
"Cary Grant at Reel Classics: Academy Awards." Reel Classics: Elizabeth's Classic Movie
Homepage. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.reelclassics.com/Actors/Cary/caryawards.htm>.
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Starring…
Priscilla Lane as Elaine
Harper, Mortimer’s fiancé.
 Born Priscilla Mullican in 1915
Was in a singing group with her
sisters
Died in 1995 and is buried in
Arlington Cemetery by her husband
"Arsenic and Old Lace - Movie Review and Sounds." Tigersweat Movie Reviews and
Sounds. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.tigersweat.com/movies/arsen/>.
Starring…
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Raymond Massey as
Jonathan Brewster, Mortimer’s evil
brother. When he finds out the aunts
have been poisoning and burying
victims in their basement, he decides to
bury his own latest victim there.
There’s a running joke in the movie that Jonathan Brewster looks
like Boris Karloff, because Karloff had taken Massey’s place on
Broadway portraying Frankenstein’s monster.
Silver Screenings» Blog Archive » Review of Arsenic and Old Lace." Silver Screenings. Web.
08 June 2011. <http://www.silverscreenings.net/comedy/review-of-arsenic-and-oldlace/>.
Starring…
Josephine Hull
as Aunt Abby Brewster
(Josephine Hull on the right)
Mortimer Brewster "Teddy's killed a man, darlings."
Aunt Abby: “Ha ha ha. Nonsense”
Mortimer: “But there’s a body in the window seat!”
Aunt Abby: “Yes, dear. We know.”
"Arsenic and Old Lace - Movie Review and Sounds." Tigersweat Movie Reviews and
Sounds. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.tigersweat.com/movies/arsen/>.
Starring…
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Jean Adair
as Aunt Martha Brewster
Mortimer Brewster: "Well, how did the poison get in the wine?"
Aunt Martha: "Well, we put it in the wine because it's less
noticeable. When it's in tea, it has a distinct odor."
"Arsenic and Old Lace - Movie Review and Sounds." Tigersweat Movie Reviews and
Sounds. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.tigersweat.com/movies/arsen/>.
Starring…
John Alexander as
“Teddy Roosevelt”
Brewster.
Teddy thought he was
President Roosevelt and
spent a lot of time
charging around on an
imaginary horse.
"Arsenic and Old Lace - Movie Review and Sounds." Tigersweat Movie Reviews and
Sounds. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.tigersweat.com/movies/arsen/>.
Trivia
Arsenic and Old Lace was
originally a stage play. It ran for
1,444 performances from
1943-1944.
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"Arsenic and Old Lace - Movie Review and
Sounds." Tigersweat Movie Reviews and Sounds.
Web. 08 June 2011.
<http://www.tigersweat.com/movies/arsen/>.
Little Known Trivia…
Arsenic and Old Lace was
inspired by a true event.
Amy Archer- Gilligan was a
serial killer from the early
twentieth century.
You might have to look several places to find good
trivia. It took a while before I found this story.
"Arsenic and Old Lace: The True Story « The Writer’s Forensics Blog." The Writer’s
Forensics Blog. Web. 13 June 2011.
<http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/arsenic-and-old-lace-the-truestory/>.
The Real Story Trivia
Amy Archer-Gilligan ran a home
for the aged in Connecticut. After
the suspicious death of her second
husband, she was investigated and
it was discovered she had killed at
least 20 people with arsenic and
strychnine.
"Arsenic and Old Lace: The True Story « The Writer’s Forensics Blog." The Writer’s
Forensics Blog. Web. 13 June 2011.
<http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/arsenic-and-old-lace-thetrue-story/>.
“Murder Factory ” declared local
newspaper.
Although Amy was convicted in 1917 of five murders; she
might have committed up to 48. She was originally
sentenced to death but then a new trial sentenced her to
life in prison.
Scott Reynolds, Meghan Somerville, & Ashley Stevens. Department of Psychology,
Radford University, Radford, Connecticut. PDF file, assessed internet 13 June 2011.
Amy Archer-Gilligan got a
new trial in 1919 and was
declared insane and spent the
rest of her life in a mental
institution. She died in 1962
at the age of 89; thus she was
still alive when Arsenic and
Old Lace was written in 1939.
"True Crime Story behind Classic Comedy, 'Arsenic & Old Lace' - New York Daily
News." Featured Articles From The New York Daily News. Web. 13 June 2011.
<http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-01-17/news/17945564_1_james-archermichael-gilligan-untimely-death>.
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Cary Grant donated
his entire salary,
$100,000 to the U.S.
War Relief Fund.
(Worl d War II)
"Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - Trivia - IMDb." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 10
June 2011. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036613/trivia>.
And More Trivia
Arsenic and Old Lace was
filmed in 1941 and shown to
soldiers overseas, but not
shown in the U.S.A. until
1944. By contract, it had to
wait until the Broadway
version ended.
"Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - Trivia - IMDb." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web.
10 June 2011. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036613/trivia>.
Much More Trivia
There is a
tombstone
inscribed with
“Archie Leach” in
this scene. Cary
Grant’s real name.
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - Trivia - IMDb." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 10
June 2011. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036613/trivia>.
Here’s the Movie Trailer from Arsenic
and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace Movie
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Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?
A BIG Thumbs Up!
I give this movie a big
Thumbs Up as one of my
favorite classic movies.
Although somewhat
“overacted”, it works for
this comedy.
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