Arsenic and Old Lace (play) Arsenic and Old Lace (play) 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. It closed there on June 17, 1944, having played 1,444 performances. Of the twelve plays written by Kesselring, "Arsenic and Old Lace" was the most successful, and, according to the opening night
Lace (miniseries) UK import. Both "Lace" and "Lace II" were released on DVD through the Warner Archive Collection in 2010, but "Lace II" was discontinued a few months later. "Lace" was followed by a two-part sequel, "Lace II", which aired on ABC from May 5–6, 1985. The principal cast was identical to "Lace", with two exceptions: Deborah Raffin replaces Bess Armstrong in the role of Judy Hale, and Michael Fitzpatrick replaced Simon Chandler as Nick Cliffe. The plot of "Lace II" involves Lili's search for the identity of her father. It used the marketing line "Which one of you bastards is my