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!
Cast
Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper Brewster
Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster
Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon
Peter Lorre
Dr. Einstein
James Gleason
Lt. Rooney
Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster
Keywords
murder marriage poison serial killer cemetery cellar corpse writer halloween insanity critic
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#372 on 500 Essential Cult Movies Jennifer Eiss
#30 on AFI's 100 years...100 laughs AFI
Edgar Wright's 1000 favorite movies Edgar Wright