毒药与老妇
Arsenic and Old Lace
Release: 1944-09-01
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 7.6
喜剧
犯罪
在纽约布鲁克林区的公寓里，住着两名表面看起来十分和善慈祥的老太太，不料她们竟用自己酿制的毒酒杀了来访的一些孤独老头。此秘密让她们的侄儿加里·格兰特偶然发现，该怎么善后？ 改编自百老汇舞台名剧，由名导演弗兰克·卡普拉于1941年拍成电影。因适逢二战开始，恐怕本片内容对世道人心有不良影响，故一直拖延到大战后期的1944年才正式公映。其实这只是一部构想奇特的黑色喜剧，本身并无什么毒性。本片在喜趣的背后道出了老年人乏人照顾的凄凉晚景：死亡是他们的最大解脱，而杀人竟成为一种善意的表示。故事主题颇具反省意义。
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Alexander
as 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Grant Mitchell
as Reverend Harper
Edward McNamara
as Sergeant Brophy
Edward McWade
as Gibbs
Lee Phelps
as Umpire (uncredited)
利奥·怀特
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
加里·格兰特
as Mortimer Brewster
普莉希拉·莱恩
as Elaine Harper Brewster
Jean Adair
as Aunt Martha Brewster
James Gleason
as Lt. Rooney
Vaughan Glaser
as Judge Cullman
Chester Clute
as Dr. Gilchrist
Charles Lane
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
汉克·曼恩
as Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Josephine Hull
as Aunt Abby Brewster
雷蒙德·马西
as Jonathan Brewster
杰克·卡森
as Officer Patrick O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton
as Mr. Witherspoon
Garry Owen
as Taxi Cab Driver
Spencer Charters
as Marriage License Clerk
Raymond Walburn
as Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
as Young Man in Line (uncredited)
彼得·洛尔
as Dr. Einstein
John Ridgely
as Officer Saunders
