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Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1944-09-01
- video_camera_front Companies Warner Bros. Pictures
- timer Runtime: 118 Mins
- star Rating: 7.7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 955 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0036613
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Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster

Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper Brewster

Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster

Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster

Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster

John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

Peter Lorre
Dr. Einstein

Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara

Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon

James Gleason
Lt. Rooney

Grant Mitchell
Reverend Harper

Edward McNamara
Sergeant Brophy

Garry Owen
Taxi Cab Driver

John Ridgely
Officer Saunders

Vaughan Glaser
Judge Cullman

Chester Clute
Dr. Gilchrist

Charles Lane
Reporter at Marriage License Office

Edward McWade
Gibbs

Hank Mann
Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

Spencer Charters
Marriage License Clerk

Sol Gorss
New York Pitcher (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Umpire (uncredited)

Raymond Walburn
Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell
Young Man in Line (uncredited)

Leo White
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
groups Crew

Frank Capra
Director

Frank Capra
Producer

Jack L. Warner
Producer

Joseph Kesselring
Theatre Play

Julius J. Epstein
Screenplay

Philip G. Epstein
Screenplay

Sol Polito
Director of Photography

Daniel Mandell
Editor

Max Parker
Art Direction

Orry-Kelly
Costume Design

Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist

George Bau
Makeup Artist

Eric Stacey
Unit Production Manager

Russell Saunders
Assistant Director

C.A. Riggs
Sound

Robert Burks
Special Effects

Byron Haskin
Special Effects

Wesley Anderson
Additional Camera

Mickey Marigold
Still Photographer

Harold Noyes
Grip

Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator

Anita De Beltrand
Hairstylist

Claude Archer
Second Assistant Director

Frank Evans
Assistant Camera

Charles O'Bannon
Gaffer

Max Steiner
Original Music Composer

Leo F. Forbstein
Original Music Composer

Everett Alton Brown
Sound Mixer

John Wallace
Makeup Artist

Bob Fender
Unit Publicist
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