Arsenic And Old Lace (1944) [2025]

: Mortimer’s brother who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and is busy "digging the Panama Canal" (burying the aunts' victims) in the cellar.

as Abby and Martha: Both actresses reprised their roles from the smash-hit Broadway play. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

: Mortimer’s sociopathic, escaped-convict brother who has undergone botch plastic surgery (by the alcoholic Dr. Einstein ) that makes him look like horror icon Boris Karloff. Cast and Characters : Mortimer’s brother who believes he is Theodore

According to Rotten Tomatoes , the film is a "sparkling" example of dark comedy, maintaining a high fresh score. It is a perennial Halloween favorite due to its spooky setting, graveyard proximity, and "insouciant attitude" toward death. and "insouciant attitude" toward death.