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The Ford Theatre Hour
S1.E7
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Arsenic and Old Lace

  • Episode aired Apr 11, 1949
  • 1h
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Boris Karloff in Arsenic and Old Lace (1949)
Dark ComedyDrama

A theater critic must deal with his spinster aunts who poison perspective boarders, his insane brother who recently escaped from prison and his fiancée who wants to get married sooner rather... Read allA theater critic must deal with his spinster aunts who poison perspective boarders, his insane brother who recently escaped from prison and his fiancée who wants to get married sooner rather than later.A theater critic must deal with his spinster aunts who poison perspective boarders, his insane brother who recently escaped from prison and his fiancée who wants to get married sooner rather than later.

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    • Marc Daniels
  • Writer
    • Joseph Kesselring
  • Stars
    • Nelson Case
    • Augusta Dabney
    • Bert Freed
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    • Director
      • Marc Daniels
    • Writer
      • Joseph Kesselring
    • Stars
      • Nelson Case
      • Augusta Dabney
      • Bert Freed
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nelson Case
    • Self - Announcer
    Augusta Dabney
    Augusta Dabney
    • Elaine Harper
    Bert Freed
    Bert Freed
    • Teddy Brewster
    Josephine Hull
    Josephine Hull
    • Aunt Abby Brewster
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Jonathan Brewster
    Ruth McDevitt
    Ruth McDevitt
    • Aunt Martha Brewster
    William Prince
    William Prince
    • Mortimer Brewster
    Anthony Ross
    Anthony Ross
    • Officer Patrick O'Hara
    Edgar Stehli
    Edgar Stehli
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    • Director
      • Marc Daniels
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      • Joseph Kesselring
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    • Trivia
      As with all virtually all live TV productions prior to 1960, this broadcast of Arsenic and Old Lace, was recorded on Kinescope (essentially a film camera aimed at a TV Monitor in the studio during the actual broadcast) Unfortunately at this time only the first 30 minutes of this production are known to exist.
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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1949 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
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      • Ford Motor Company
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      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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