Arsenic and Old Lace (film) to Warner Bros records the film earned $2,836,000 domestically and $1,948,000 foreign. "Arsenic and Old Lace" was adapted as a radio play for the November 25, 1946, broadcast of "The Screen Guild Theater" with Boris Karloff and Eddie Albert, and the January 25, 1948, broadcast of the "Ford Theatre". Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Arsenic and Old Lace (film) Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 American dark comedy film directed by Frank Capra, starring Cary Grant, and based on Joseph Kesselring's play "Arsenic and Old Lace". The script adaptation was by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein. Capra actually
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