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  • The Best of Broadway Arsenic and Old Lace (Season 1, Episode 5)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

The Best of Broadway

Arsenic and Old Lace (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.
Director
Herbert B. Swope Jr. (as Herbert Bayard Swope)
Writers
Joseph Kesselring (play) | Russel Crouse (adaptation) | Howard Lindsay (adaptation)
Producer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 5, 1955

Release date
Jan 5, 1955 (United States)

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12 cast members
Name Known for
John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster   See fewer
Orson Bean
Mortimer Brewster Mortimer Brewster   See fewer
Richard Bishop
Lt. Rooney Lt. Rooney   See fewer
Patricia Breslin
Elaine Harper Elaine Harper   See fewer
Billie Burke
Martha Brewster Martha Brewster   See fewer
King Calder
Officer Brophy Officer Brophy   See fewer
Bruce Gordon
Officer Klein Officer Klein   See fewer
Helen Hayes
Abby Brewster Abby Brewster   See fewer
Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon Mr. Witherspoon   See fewer
Boris Karloff
Jonathan Brewster Jonathan Brewster   See fewer
Peter Lorre
Dr. Herman Einstein Dr. Herman Einstein   See fewer
Allen Tower
Rev. Dr. Harper (as Allan Tower) Rev. Dr. Harper (as Allan Tower)   See fewer
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