Arsenic and Old Lace

This is my favorite movie so far starring Cary Grant. I like the aura he brings to his characters. Whether he's playing a fumbling bone preserver at a Museum or a renowned movie critic he delivers the epitome of class and style during his era while still remaining timeless. I never really thought too much of classic actors and actresses as far as their artistry, but being introduced to Grant while discovering classic cinema is a perfect way to fall in love with these films and their respective stars. I wasn't a fan of screwball comedies after being introduced to it with Bringing Up Baby, but tonight's screening definitely changed my mind. I appreciated all the characters created and what each one brought to the screen. I was thoroughly entertained from start to finish, my favorite scene is toward the end, Aunt Abby(Josephine Hull) and Aunt Martha(Jean Adair) don't want to send their nephew "Teddy" (John Alexander) off to the "nut house" and Lieutenant Rooney(James Gleason) insists due to "Teddy's" tales of 13 people being buried in the cellar. The scene tickled me so because the aunts are so nonchalant with the confirmation. As if murder isn't a crime, they freely tell the multiple officers in the room that these were their "gentlemen" and they were "lonely". This kind of behavior would definitely be the furthest from your mind when encountering these women. After this admission Grant gets the crazy train rolling! He has to protect the ladies in his life and ultimately persuades the caretaker and officers that his aunts should accompany "Teddy" cause they have a few screws loose. Hopefully at their new residence they don't find anymore lonely gentlemen.