Arsenic and Old Lace (1943)

USA, 105 min
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  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
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Basic facts

Original title Arsenic and Old Lace
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English

Cast

Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster

Josephine Hull
Abby Brewster

Jean Adair
Martha Brewster

Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster

Peter Lorre
dr Herman Einstein

John Alexander
Teddy "Roosevelt" brewster

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Titles

Original title
  • Arsenic and Old Lace
Swedish release title
  • Arsenik och gamla spetsar

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor

Cast

Cary Grant Mortimer Brewster
Josephine Hull Abby Brewster
Jean Adair Martha Brewster
Raymond Massey Jonathan Brewster
Peter Lorre dr Herman Einstein
John Alexander Teddy "Roosevelt" brewster
Edward Everett Horton mr Witherspoon
Jack Carson O'Hara
Priscilla Lane Elaine Harper
James Gleason lt Ronney
Grant Mitchell kyrkoherde Harper
Edward McNamara Brophy
Garry Owen taxichauffören
John Ridgely Saunders
Vaughan Glaser domare Cullman
Chester Clute dr Gilchrist
Charles Lane journalisten
Edward McWade Gibbs
Leo White mannen i telefonhytten
Spencer Charters tjänstemannen
Hank Mann fotografen

Companies

Production Company Warner Bros. Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Warner Bros. Film AB 1949
Imperial Film AB 1949

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 113010
Date 1974-01
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3225 meters


Censorship number 74492
Date 1948-10
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2875 meters


Censorship number 67990
Date 1944-12
Classification Banned
Original length 2780 meters


Censorship number 66635
Date 1943-12
Classification Banned
Original length 3225 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2880 meters
Length in minutes 105 min
Dialogue
  • English
Textad
  • Swedish


Original work

Original title Arsenic and Old Lace (Play)
Author Joseph Kesselring


Release dates

Release in Stockholm 1949-02-21 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 105 min
TV showing 1961-08-31 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1971-01-12 Sweden
1973-04-18 Sweden
1976-06-22 Sweden
1980-12-25 Sweden
1980-12-26 Sweden
1981-05-26 Sweden
1981-05-27 Sweden
1983-12-01 Sweden
1983-12-07 Sweden
TV showing 1985-02-23 TV2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1987-03-07 Sweden
1987-03-12 Sweden
1989-11-26 Sweden
1989-11-29 Sweden
1991-05-27 Sweden
1991-05-31 Sweden
TV showing 1991-06-21 TV4 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1991-12-30 Malmö Sweden
1992-01-11 Malmö Sweden
1992-05-12 Gothenburg Sweden
1992-12-21 Malmö Sweden
1993-04-27 Gothenburg Sweden
1994-05-28 Sweden
1994-05-31 Sweden
1997-11-22 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
1998-05-09 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1998-05-11 Sture Stockholm Sweden
TV showing 1999-12-31 SVT1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2002-03-25 Sture Stockholm Sweden 118 min
TV showing 2003-02-05 SVT1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2005-04-09 Sture Stockholm Sweden 118 min
2005-04-13 Sture Stockholm Sweden 118 min
2005-04-26 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 118 min
2005-05-10 Spegeln Malmö Sweden 118 min
Censurbeslut 2012-01-18
2012-01-21
Cinematheque screening 2016-04-25 Victoria Stockholm Sweden
2016-04-25
Censurbeslut 2020-02-14 Finland
2020-02-15 Finland
2023-04-13 Helsinki Finland
2023-04-16 Helsinki Finland

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3201


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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