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Summary

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!

Details

Release Date: September 1, 1944

Runtime: 118 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Rating: 7.6/10 (1038 votes)


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Cast

  • Cary Grant

    Cary Grant

    Mortimer Brewster

  • Priscilla Lane

    Priscilla Lane

    Elaine Harper Brewster

  • Josephine Hull

    Josephine Hull

    Aunt Abby Brewster

  • Jean Adair

    Jean Adair

    Aunt Martha Brewster

  • Raymond Massey

    Raymond Massey

    Jonathan Brewster

  • John Alexander

    John Alexander

    'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

  • Peter Lorre

    Peter Lorre

    Dr. Einstein

  • Jack Carson

    Jack Carson

    Officer Patrick O'Hara

  • Edward Everett Horton

    Edward Everett Horton

    Mr. Witherspoon

  • James Gleason

    James Gleason

    Lt. Rooney

  • Grant Mitchell

    Grant Mitchell

    Reverend Harper

  • Edward McNamara

    Edward McNamara

    Sergeant Brophy

  • Garry Owen

    Garry Owen

    Taxi Cab Driver

  • John Ridgely

    John Ridgely

    Officer Saunders

  • Vaughan Glaser

    Vaughan Glaser

    Judge Cullman

  • Chester Clute

    Chester Clute

    Dr. Gilchrist

  • Charles Lane

    Charles Lane

    Reporter at Marriage License Office

  • Edward McWade

    Edward McWade

    Gibbs

  • Hank Mann

    Hank Mann

    Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)

  • Spencer Charters

    Spencer Charters

    Marriage License Clerk

  • Sol Gorss

    Sol Gorss

    New York Pitcher (uncredited)

  • Lee Phelps

    Lee Phelps

    Umpire (uncredited)

  • Raymond Walburn

    Raymond Walburn

    Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)

  • Spec O'Donnell

    Spec O'Donnell

    Young Man in Line (uncredited)

  • Leo White

    Leo White

    Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)