About
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!
Rating and Reviews
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7.638/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
**An extraordinary comedy that stands out for its unpretentiousness.** I didn't have high expectations when I decided to watch this film, and I think this increased the impact it ended up having ev... read more
over 1 year ago
barrymost
There are thirteen bodies in the cellar! Oh, piffle. Drama critic Mortimer Brewster has just gotten married. But his newfound wedded bliss is interrupted by the disturbing discovery that his swee... read more
over 5 years ago
John Chard
Frenetic roller-coaster ride - Capra style! The Broadway show this film is based on ran for something like four years, such was the yearning for riotous rompathons in the 40s, and thus here the Cap... read more
about 6 years ago
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Cast
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)
Director
Frank Capra
Director
Russell Saunders
Assistant Director
Claude Archer
Second Assistant Director
Creator
Joseph Kesselring
Theatre Play
Julius J. Epstein
Screenplay
Philip G. Epstein
Screenplay
