Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 American black comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant.It was based on Joseph Kesselring's play Arsenic and Old Lace.The script adaptation was by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein. The contract with the play’s producers stipulated that the film would not be released until the Broadway run ended.
Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939.It has become best known through the subsequent film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra. The play was directed by Bretaigne Windust, and opened on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre on January 10, 1941. On September 25, 1943, the play moved to the Hudson Theatre.
Name of the play: Arsenic and old lace Playwright: Joseph Kasselring Year play was published: 1940 Description of setting: The play “Arsenic and old Lace” takes place in the Brewster household, Brooklyn 1940’s Theme: The theme in “Arsenic and old lace” is mental illness and murder. Mortimer’s aunts are mentally ill and enjoy to.