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Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace | Joseph Kesselring
11 posts | 16 read | 9 to read
An easy going drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle aunts have a bizarre habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar.
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Leftcoastzen
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#NewYearNewBooks #InvolvesPoison It was a play before it was a movie. Cary Grant is in the movie , it‘s been awhile since I watched it . Play was published in 1941, movie was 1944

monkeygirlsmama My mom and dad were in their high school drama club's version of this play! 2mo
lynneamch @monkeygirlsmama What a fun memory. A classic! I remember going to Michigan Stare University to see it for a high school field trip in the 60s. 2mo
AnnCrystal 😂👍🎬💝. Love that Movie! Love Cary Grant (I believe BBC just made a movie about his life and career).

Wouldn't it be great if they made a part two of
Arsenic and Old Lace? Where Mortimer and Elaines grandkid inherit the house that has been boarded up and abandoned. Perhaps the grandkid is a cook who considers opening a B&B when the ghosts awaken from the basement! Including the ghost of Jonathan and other Brewsters... 😂
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Eggs Great choice! My HS performed it in the 1960s 2mo
LeahBergen I love the cover! 2mo
batsy I watched the movie for the first time recently... It's brilliant! 😆 2mo
Leftcoastzen @batsy isn‘t it? Overdue for a rewatch! 2mo
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IndoorDame
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#TemptingTitles #WithOld Definitely makes my shortlist of best titles ever! I‘ve seen the stage production, but it would be fun to read the original sometime. Preferably in a tattered paperback from this era. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Brilliant 💗🍷👍🏼 11mo
eeclayton I saw and loved the Cary Grant movie! ☺️ 11mo
dabbe @eeclayton #ditto! 💙🤗💚 11mo
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dabbe One I've seen but never read! #stacked 💙💚💙 11mo
TheLudicReader I played the part of Elaine (I think that was her name) when I was in high school. Great play. 11mo
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KristiAhlers
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This is one of my favorite Cary Grant movies! #Scarathlon #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

keys_on_fire Great movie!! 1y
Sharpeipup Such a great one! 1y
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JoeMo
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Today‘s prompt of #poison reminded me of this classic play, which is perfect for the holiday.

#scarathalondailyprompts #scarathlon #poison @StayCurious

SomedayAlmost Love it 1y
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BookmarkTavern
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Last spooky movie as the last of the trick or treaters finish trickling by!

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon @Clwojick 3 points for movie + 1 participation (516 total)

Blueberry I love Arsenic and Old Lace. I've seen the play many times 😀 4y
BookmarkTavern @Blueberry I‘ve never actually seen the play, but I watch the movie every Halloween! 🎃 4y
Come-read-with-me @chaoticgoodhufflepuff This one on my favourite plays and movies!! 4y
shejustlovesbooks I LOVE this movie!!!! 4y
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GypsyKat
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Watching Arsenic and Old Lace 🖤🎃🖤🎃🖤 #HalloweenMovieBingo

cathysaid Love this movie. ❤️ 4y
Dragon Love 💕 this movie 🎥! 4y
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Marmie7
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Now showing....one more before bed.
"Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops" ?
@TheReadingMermaid #teamstoker #scarathlon

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 4y
Chili I love this movie!!💜💜💜💜 4y
Cathythoughts Love this 4y
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Charityann
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#chillingphotochallenge - POISON - made me think of Arsenic and Old Lace - 1 point, finished Who Is Jane Goodall? - 1 point, post - 1 point = 3 points for #teamslaughter #scarathlon @Clwojick

Linsy I love that play! 4y
BookmarkTavern This is my traditional Halloween evening movie! 💀 4y
allureofbeauty I love that movie. 4y
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Come-read-with-me
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My husband and I decided to play bingo together. Purple Xs - Scary movies I‘ve seen; Yellow Xs - Scary movies he‘s seen; Green Xs - movies we‘ve seen together. He leads the way in being able to watch truly scary movies! #Halloweenmoviebingo

GypsyKat Awe, so fun! 🎃🎃🎃 4y
Come-read-with-me @GypsyKat I needed him to do this with me because my Halloween movie list was decidedly lacking! Thanks for doing this game- it was really fun! 4y
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Cathythoughts
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#SeptemberDanes #poison I‘ve never read the book ... but I would like to. I loved the old movie .... ❤️🖤

erzascarletbookgasm 🙌 Yay! Arsenic is our preferred poison! 😆 6y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm I‘m glad that‘s sorted ... 🤣.. go us 👍🏻🖤 (edited) 6y
Kalalalatja I love that you even have a preferred poison @erzascarletbookgasm @Cathythoughts 😂😂😂 6y
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CarolynM 👏👏👏 6y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM I love the old movies 😍 6y
Mdargusch Good one! This is one of the first plays I ever went to see. 6y
Reviewsbylola I‘ve never even seen the movie. 😬 6y
Cinfhen Nice pick ☠️❤️ 6y
Cathythoughts @Mdargusch what a great memory.. I remember loving the movie 6y
Cathythoughts @Reviewsbylola it‘s a real oldie & one to cosy up & watch 👍🏻 6y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen thanks Cindy 👍🏻 6y
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GypsyKat
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Watching Arsenic And Old Lace. It‘s one of my favorites, and a must watch around Halloween. 🎃

KarenUK Love!💕💕💕 6y
Emiller Such a good movie!! 💜 6y
DGRachel I LOVE Cary Grant! I must go see if Amazon Video has this.... 6y
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Bluebird I love this movie! 6y
Blueberry 😁 6y
DiruVamp LOVE this movie!! Such a classic! 6y
Liatrek Love love Cary Grant and this movie lol 6y
batsy I've never watched this one! Thank you, I'm gonna see if it's available on YT tonight... 6y
LauraJ I want to be just like the aunts when I get older. 6y
GypsyKat @KarenUK @Emiller @Bluebird @Blueberry @Liatrek It‘s wonderful, isn‘t it? A true classic. ❤️🎃 6y
GypsyKat @DGRachel Have you ever seen it before? It‘s so great! 🎃🎃🎃 6y
GypsyKat @batsy You are welcome! I hope you find it, because it‘s really great! 🎃🎃🎃 6y
GypsyKat @LauraJ But hopefully with a couple of notable differences, right? No spoilers for anyone who hasn‘t seen it yet. 😉🤐🎃 6y
DGRachel Yes, I have, but I didn't own it. It cracks me up. 6y
GypsyKat @DGRachel It‘s so funny! I‘ve probably seen it about a hundred times (really) and it still makes me laugh each time I watch it! 😁🎃 6y
Dragon It‘s so madcap and silly ❤️💚love Carey Grant 6y
mrp27 Love this movie! 🎃🎃🎃 6y
LeahBergen I just bought a true crime book yesterday that this movie (and play) drew inspiration from. Yikes! 😬 6y
GypsyKat @LeahBergen Oh, creepy! I had no idea this was inspired by a true crime! 😱 6y
OrangeMooseReads Love this movie 6y
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