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!

Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster

Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper Brewster

Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster

Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster

Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster

John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster

Peter Lorre
Dr. Einstein

Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara
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Release Date
September 1, 1944
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Director