The Ford Theatre Hour Arsenic and Old Lace (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

The Ford Theatre Hour

Arsenic and Old Lace (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

A theater critic must deal with his spinster aunts who poison perspective boarders, his insane brother who recently escaped from prison and his fiancée who wants to get married sooner rather than later.

Director

Marc Daniels

Writer

Joseph Kesselring (play)

Producer

Garth Montgomery

Composer

Cy Feuer

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Updated Apr 11, 1949

Release date

Apr 11, 1949 (United States)

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Augusta Dabney Elaine Harper Elaine Harper See fewer	Running on Empty (1988)
Bert Freed Teddy Brewster Teddy Brewster See fewer	Paths of Glory (1957)
Josephine Hull Aunt Abby Brewster Aunt Abby Brewster See fewer	Harvey (1950)
Boris Karloff Jonathan Brewster Jonathan Brewster See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Ruth McDevitt Aunt Martha Brewster Aunt Martha Brewster See fewer	The Birds (1963)
William Prince Mortimer Brewster Mortimer Brewster See fewer	Spies Like Us (1985)
Anthony Ross Officer Patrick O'Hara Officer Patrick O'Hara See fewer	The Gunfighter (1950)
Edgar Stehli Dr. Einstein Dr. Einstein See fewer	Executive Suite (1954)