as Dr. Einstein: Jonathan’s nervous, enabling companion.

: 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 soon learns that his aunts have been "charitably" poisoning lonely old men with elderberry wine spiked with arsenic, strychnine, and cyanide. Matters escalate with the arrival of:

: The film is a rare Capra project that avoids his usual "social consciousness" (as seen in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ) in favor of "good old-fashioned theater".

The film features a mix of Hollywood stars and original Broadway cast members:

Arsenic And Old Lace (1944) May 2026

as Dr. Einstein: Jonathan’s nervous, enabling companion.

: 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 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Mortimer soon learns that his aunts have been "charitably" poisoning lonely old men with elderberry wine spiked with arsenic, strychnine, and cyanide. Matters escalate with the arrival of: as Dr. Einstein: Jonathan’s nervous

: The film is a rare Capra project that avoids his usual "social consciousness" (as seen in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ) in favor of "good old-fashioned theater". enabling companion. : Mortimer’s sociopathic

The film features a mix of Hollywood stars and original Broadway cast members: