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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Frank Capra

Writing Credits  

Julius J. Epstein ... (screen play) and
Philip G. Epstein ... (screen play)
 
Joseph Kesselring ... (play)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Cary Grant ... Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane ... Elaine Harper
Raymond Massey ... Jonathan Brewster
Jack Carson ... O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton ... Mr. Witherspoon
Peter Lorre ... Dr. Einstein
James Gleason ... Police Lt. Rooney
Josephine Hull ... Abby Brewster
Jean Adair ... Martha Brewster
John Alexander ... 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
Grant Mitchell ... Reverend Harper
Edward McNamara Edward McNamara ... Brophy
Garry Owen ... Taxi Cab Driver
John Ridgely ... Saunders
Vaughan Glaser ... Judge Cullman
Chester Clute ... Dr. Gilchrist
Charles Lane ... Reporter
Edward McWade ... Gibbs
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Brodel ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Spencer Charters ... Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)
Jimmy the Crow Jimmy the Crow ... Graveyard Raven (uncredited)
Alberta Gary Alberta Gary ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Sol Gorss ... New York Pitcher (uncredited)
Herbert Gunn ... Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Rolan Jones Rolan Jones ... Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Vera Lewis ... Undetermined Suecondary Role (uncredited)
Hank Mann ... Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited)
Pat McKee Pat McKee ... Irate Dodgers Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell ... Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Lee Phelps ... Umpire (uncredited)
Don Phillips Don Phillips ... Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Juanita Stark ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn ... Drummer at baseball game (uncredited)
Leo White ... Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Jean Wong Jean Wong ... Young Woman in Line (uncredited)

Produced by 

Frank Capra ... associate producer (uncredited)
Jack L. Warner ... executive producer

Music by 

Max Steiner

Cinematography by 

Sol Polito ... director of photography

Editing by 

Daniel Mandell

Art Direction by 

Max Parker

Costume Design by 

Orry-Kelly ... (gowns)

Makeup Department 

Perc Westmore ... makeup artist
George Bau ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Anita De Beltrand ... hair stylist (uncredited)
John Wallace ... makeup man (uncredited)

Production Management 

Eric Stacey ... unit manager (uncredited)
Steve Trilling ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Claude Archer ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Russell Saunders ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Lucien Hafley ... props (uncredited)
Keefe Maley ... second propman (uncredited)
Alfred Williams ... assistant propman (uncredited)
Levi C. Williams ... assistant propman (uncredited)

Sound Department 

C.A. Riggs ... sound
Everett Alton Brown ... sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Robert Burks ... special effects
Byron Haskin ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Wesley Anderson ... second camera (uncredited)
Joe Cramer ... best boy (uncredited)
Frank Evans ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Mickey Marigold ... still photographer (uncredited)
Harold Noyes ... grip (uncredited)
Charles O'Bannon ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Cora Lobb ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Leon Roberts ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department 

Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department 

Wandra Ramsey ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Russel Crouse ... producer: stage play
Howard Lindsay ... producer: stage play
Harold Winston ... dialogue director
Bob Fender ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Herman Lissauer ... researcher (uncredited)
Mal Merrihugh ... stand-in: Cary Grant (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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