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text_A: Arsenic and Old Lace was delayed due to the West End run of its stage version.
text_B: Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 American dark comedy film directed by Frank Capra , starring Cary Grant , and based on Joseph Kesselring 's play Arsenic and Old Lace .. Frank Capra. Frank Capra. Arsenic and Old Lace. Arsenic and Old Lace ( play ). Joseph Kesselring. Joseph Kesselring. Cary Grant. Cary Grant. dark comedy. black comedy. film. film. The script adaptation was by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein .. Julius J. Epstein. Julius J. Epstein. Philip G. Epstein. Philip G. Epstein. adaptation. Film adaptation. Capra actually filmed the movie in 1941 because of star Cary Grant 's availability , but it was not released until 1944 , after the original stage version had finished its run on Broadway .. Cary Grant. Cary Grant. Broadway. Broadway theatre. The lead role of Mortimer Brewster was originally intended for Bob Hope , but he could not be released from his contract with Paramount .. Bob Hope. Bob Hope. Paramount. Paramount Pictures. Capra had also approached Jack Benny and Ronald Reagan before learning that Grant would accept the role .. Jack Benny. Jack Benny. Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan. Boris Karloff played Jonathan Brewster , who `` looks like Karloff , '' on the Broadway stage , but he was unable to do the movie as well because he was still appearing in the play during filming , and Raymond Massey took his place .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. Boris Karloff. Boris Karloff. Raymond Massey. Raymond Massey. The film 's supporting cast also features Priscilla Lane , Jack Carson , Edward Everett Horton and Peter Lorre .. film. film. Priscilla Lane. Priscilla Lane. Jack Carson. Jack Carson. Edward Everett Horton. Edward Everett Horton. Peter Lorre. Peter Lorre. Josephine Hull and Jean Adair portray the Brewster sisters , Abby and Martha , respectively .. Josephine Hull. Josephine Hull. Jean Adair. Jean Adair. Hull and Adair , as well as John Alexander -LRB- who played Teddy Brewster -RRB- , were reprising their roles from the 1941 stage production .. John Alexander. John Alexander ( actor ). Hull and Adair both received an eight-week leave of absence from the stage production that was still running , but Karloff did not as he was an investor in the stage production and its main draw .. The entire film was shot within those eight weeks .. film. film. The film cost just over $ 1.2 million of a $ 2 million budget to produce .. film. film
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