Arsenic and Old Lace

film by Capra [1944]

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In Frank Capra: The 1940s
…on the motion-picture adaptation of Arsenic and Old Lace, a huge stage hit whose creators sold its rights on condition that the film version not be released until the Broadway run had completed. As a result, although Capra finished filming in December 1941, the film was not released until 1944.…
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