

Comedy · Crime
Overview
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!
Top Cast


Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster
Cary Grant
Mortimer Brewster


Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper Brewster
Priscilla Lane
Elaine Harper Brewster


Josephine Hull
Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster
Josephine Hull
Aunt Abby Brewster


Jean Adair
Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster
Jean Adair
Aunt Martha Brewster


Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster
Raymond Massey
Jonathan Brewster


John Alexander
John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
John Alexander
'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster


Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
Dr. Einstein
Peter Lorre
Dr. Einstein


Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara
Jack Carson
Officer Patrick O'Hara


Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon
Edward Everett Horton
Mr. Witherspoon


James Gleason
James Gleason
Lt. Rooney
James Gleason
Lt. Rooney
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