Arsenic and Old Lace (film) script. Capra's own intelligent direction rounds out." "Harrison's Reports" wrote: "An hilarious entertainment, it should turn out to be one of the year's top box-office attractions." John Lardner of "The New Yorker" called the film "practically as funny in picture form as it did on the stage, and that is very funny indeed." Twenty-four years after the film was released, Charles Higham and Joel Greenberg wrote "Hollywood in the Forties" where they stated that "Frank Capra provided a rather overstated and strained version of "Arsenic and Old Lace"". The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: According
Black Lace (band) jailed for six months for benefit fraud. While performing solo shows with Old Lace and filming the Walkers crisps ad, as well as working during the day as a van driver. he had been claiming disability benefit and had received £25,000 over a two-year period. After serving his sentence the ex-Black Lace singer, now works part time as a solo singer and DJ.to pay back his fraudulent claim. 2018.Dean Michaels performing with newly launched tribute group 'Black Lace Conga Party' Black Lace, (Gibb and King) are nominated for the prestigious 'Tenerife Entertainment Awards' Best Group. The group were famously lampooned