Arsenic And Old Lace (other)
Arsenic and Old Lace may refer to: * ''Arsenic and Old Lace'' (play), a 1941 play by Joseph Kesselring ** ''Arsenic and Old Lace'' (film), a 1944 film adaptation directed by Frank Capra **''Arsenic and Old Lace'', a 1955 television adaptation for the anthology series ''The Best of Broadway'' **'' Arsenic & Old Lace'', a 1962 ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' television film **''Arsenic and Old Lace'', a 1969 ABC Movie of the Week remake directed by Robert Scheerer * Arsenic and Old Lace (cocktail), a cocktail made with gin *In Marvel Comics' ''Runaways'', the character Gertrude Yorkes Gertrude Yorkes (self-referred to as Arsenic''Runaways'' #6), is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was created by author Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona, and debuted in '' Runaways ...

Arsenic And Old Lace (play)
''Arsenic and Old Lace'' is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. It has become best known through the 1944 film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra. The play was produced by Lindsay and Crouse and directed by Bretaigne Windust, and opened on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre on January 10, 1941. On September 25, 1943, the play moved to the Hudson Theatre, closing there on June 17, 1944, having played 1,444 performances. The West End production - directed by Marcel Varnel and produced at London's Strand Theatre - enjoyed a similarly long run. Opening on December 23, 1942 and closing on March 2, 1946, it totalled 1,337 performances. Of the 12 plays written by Kesselring, ''Arsenic and Old Lace'' was by far the most successful. According to the opening night review in ''The New York Times'', the play was "so funny that none of us will ever forget it." Plot The play is a farcical black comedy revolving around the Brewster fami ...
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Arsenic And Old Lace (film)
''Arsenic and Old Lace'' is a 1944 American black comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant. The screenplay by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein is based on Joseph Kesselring's 1941 play of the same name. The contract with the play's producers stipulated that the film would not be released until the Broadway run ended. The original planned release date was September 30, 1942. The play was a hugely successful, running for three and a half years, so the film was not released until 1944. The lead role of Mortimer Brewster was originally intended for Bob Hope, but he could not be released from his contract with Paramount Pictures. Capra had also approached Jack Benny and Richard Travis before learning that Grant would accept the role. On the Broadway stage, Boris Karloff played Jonathan Brewster, who is said to "look like Boris Karloff". According to Turner Classic Movies, Karloff, who gave permission for the use of his name in the film, remained in the p ...
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The Best Of Broadway
''The Best of Broadway'' is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10p.m. Eastern Standard Time from September 15, 1954, to May 4, 1955, for a total of nine episodes. Each show was broadcast live in color from New York City, was an adaptation of a famous Broadway play, and included commercials for Westinghouse featuring Betty Furness. Using a "giant new studio," plays were presented in front of a studio audience, which contributed a Broadway-like element. This series ran every fourth week, with '' Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts'' being aired the other three weeks. The series originated from CBS Television Studio 72 at WCBS-TV. Martin Manulis was the initial producer, and Paul Nickell was the director. David Brookman was in charge of the music. In February 1955, Felix Jackson became the producer when Manulis began producing ''Climax! ''Climax!'' (later known as ''Climax Mystery Theater'') is an American television anthology series ...
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Arsenic & Old Lace
''Arsenic & Old Lace'' is a 1962 television film directed by George Schaefer and starring Tony Randall, Dorothy Stickney, and Mildred Natwick. It first aired during season 11 of the NBC anthology series '' Hallmark Hall of Fame''. It is an adaptation of Joseph Kesselring's 1939 play '' Arsenic and Old Lace''. The story is a black comedy in which drama critic Mortimer Brewster (Randall) discovers that his elderly aunts Abby and Martha (Stickney and Natwick respectively) have been poisoning their lonely male guests. Boris Karloff reprised his role as Jonathan Brewster (who is described by the other characters as resembling the ''Frankenstein'' star), which he had originated on Broadway. He had been unable to appear in Frank Capra's 1944 film because of a scheduling conflict, but had played Jonathan on television once before, in a 1955 adaptation for the CBS anthology series ''The Best of Broadway''. Karloff and director Schaefer had previously performed the play during World War ...
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Robert Scheerer
Robert Scheerer (December 28, 1929 – March 3, 2018) was an American film and television director, actor, and producer. Scheerer was born in Santa Barbara, California, on December 28, 1929. Scheerer's work in films began with his dancing, including '' Mister Big'' (1943) and other films with the tap group The Jivin' Jacks and Jills. He also performed on television programs, including '' Dagmar's Canteen'', ''Cavalcade of Stars'', and '' Four Star Revue''. On Broadway, he performed in ''The Boy Friend'' (1954), ''Top Banana'' (1951), ''Dance Me a Song'' (1950), and ''Lend an Ear'' (1948). He also was assistant to the choreographer for ''Tickets, Please!'' (1950). Scheerer's more notable work includes directing '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He has received three Emmy Award nominations for directing '' Fame''. He received an Emmy Award for Best Director in 1964 for ''The Danny Kaye Show''. He made his Broadway d ...
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Arsenic And Old Lace (cocktail)
Arsenic and Old Lace (also called the Attention Cocktail or the Atty) is a classic cocktail with its origins in the 1910's made with gin, crème de violette, dry vermouth and absinthe. The first appearance of a cocktail with these four parts, albeit in equal quantities, was in Hugo Ensslin's ''Recipes for Mixed Drinks'' published in 1917, called the "Attention Cocktail". The 1930 edition of ''The Savoy Cocktail Book, a'' drink with those four ingredients, rebranded as the "Atty Cocktail" had ratios that more closely matched the modern Arsenic and Old Lace. "The Atty" first appears under the name "Arsenic and Old Lace" in 1941, published in the ''Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion'' by former Broadway producer Crosby Gaige. Around the same time, Joseph Kesselring's play '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' opened on Broadway in January 1941. The timing strongly implies a connection, though it is speculative to say whether Gaige was the one who renamed the cocktail. Variations A si ...
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