Arsenic And - Old Lace(1944)
: Mortimer's brother, Teddy, believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and "buries" the bodies in the basement, thinking he is digging the Panama Canal.
: While looking for a manuscript, Mortimer finds a dead body hidden in the window seat. The Family Secrets Arsenic and Old Lace(1944)
: Jonathan and Mortimer engage in a battle of wits to see who can get rid of their respective bodies first. : Mortimer's brother, Teddy, believes he is Theodore
: His long-lost brother, Jonathan (a serial killer on the run), arrives with a drunken surgeon, Dr. Einstein, and a corpse of his own. The Comedic Conflict : His long-lost brother, Jonathan (a serial killer
: After a night of kidnapping attempts and bumbling police interference, the truth about Mortimer’s lineage provides a hilarious, relieving twist.
: Before leaving for his honeymoon, he stops in Brooklyn to tell his two sweet, elderly aunts, Abby and Martha, the news.
: Mortimer Brewster (played by Cary Grant ), a drama critic and famous bachelor, finally gets married.