The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 1970)
"Film Extra" Frank Capra (TV Episode 1974)
Clips shownHollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie 1982)
Mortimer reacts to a dead body in the window seat.Kisses (TV Movie 1991)
Funny kissing scene with Grant and Lane, Mortimer with aunts, and last scene"100 Years of Horror" Boris Karloff (TV Episode 1996)
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The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
The premise of a 'sane' individual discovering a house full of zanies with bodies in the cellar follows "Arsenic's," which was actually filmed in 1941 but held from release until '44.Girl on the Spot (1946)
Fingers mentions seeing a show where "they dumped a bunch of stiffs in a window seat."Mousie Come Home (Short 1946)
A bottle of poison is labeled "Arsenic (and old lace)".Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
The two sisters are named Abigail and Martha in both films.Wise Quackers (Short 1949)
Referenced by Daffy Duck
M (1931)
In the cellar scene, Jonathan's shadow looms on the wall over Dr. Einstein (Peter Lorre), reflecting the beginning of "M" when the shadow of Hans Beckert (Lorre) looms over a little girlFrankenstein (1931)
A running gag involves references to Boris Karloff's performance in this movie.Bringing Up Baby (1938)
'Cary Grant' says "I'm not quite myself today!" in humourous context in both films
Arsenico e vecchi merletti (TV Movie 1955)
Kitty Kornered (Short 1946)
The cats charging up the stairs all dressed like Theodore Roosevelt.Daffy Dilly (Short 1948)
"'Elderberry wine and old lace' you said" Daffy says as he interrogates the butler."SCTV Channel" It's a Wonderful Film (TV Episode 1983)
One of Frank Baily's films has the spoof title of Frank Capra's "Arsenic and Old Miracles".
"The Ford Theatre Hour" Arsenic and Old Lace (TV Episode 1949)
Based on the same play."The Best of Broadway" Arsenic and Old Lace (TV Episode 1955)
Based on the same play."ITV Play of the Week" Arsenic and Old Lace (TV Episode 1958)
Based on the same play.Arsenic & Old Lace (TV Movie 1962)
Based on the same play.Arsenic and Old Lace (TV Movie 1969)
Based on the same play.
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