ARSENIC & OLD LACE
Friday, October 19, 2018, 01:00pm - 03:00pm
This repeat is an exception to the normal repeat pattern
(1944) NR 118 minutes
Director Frank Capra puts a spin on the classicJoseph Kesselring stage comedy, whichconcerns the sweet old Brewster sisters(Josephine Hull, Jean Adair), beloved in theirgenteel Brooklyn neighborhood for their manycharitable acts. One charity (unadvertised) istheir ongoing effort to permit lonely bachelorsto die with smiles on their faces by servingthem elderberry wine spiked with arsenic.When their drama-critic nephew Mortimer(Cary Grant) stumbles onto their secret, he isunderstandably put out.
Director Frank Capra puts a spin on the classicJoseph Kesselring stage comedy, whichconcerns the sweet old Brewster sisters(Josephine Hull, Jean Adair), beloved in theirgenteel Brooklyn neighborhood for their manycharitable acts. One charity (unadvertised) istheir ongoing effort to permit lonely bachelorsto die with smiles on their faces by servingthem elderberry wine spiked with arsenic.When their drama-critic nephew Mortimer(Cary Grant) stumbles onto their secret, he isunderstandably put out.
Location :: Clubhouse Cinema