Quotes from Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
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Reporter:
Looks like the same suckers get married everyday.
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Charles Lane
(as Reporter)
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Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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Reverend Harper:
Have you ever tried to persuade him that he wasn't Teddy Roosevelt?
Abby Brewster: Oh, no. Martha Brewster: Oh, he's so happy being Teddy Roosevelt. Abby Brewster: Oh... Do you remember, Martha, once, a long time ago, we thought if he'd be George Washington, it might be a change for him, and we suggested it. Martha Brewster: And do you know what happened? He just stayed under his bed for days and wouldn't be anybody.
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Jean Adair
(as Martha Brewster)
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Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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Mr. Witherspoon:
[to himself] Another Roosevelt? Oh, dear, dear.
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Edward Everett Horton
(as Mr. Witherspoon)
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Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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Abby Brewster:
[to Mortimer about the body in the window seat] Who can that be?
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Josephine Hull
(as Abby Brewster)
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Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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Martha Brewster:
[to Mortimer] One of our gentlemen found time to say "How delicious"!
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Jean Adair
(as Martha Brewster)
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Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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Peter Lorre
(as Dr. Einstein)
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Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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Dr. Einstein:
[to Jonathon] We got a hot stiff on our hands!
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Peter Lorre
(as Dr. Einstein)
in
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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Dr. Einstein:
[to Mortimer] Look, when Johnny's in that mood, he's a madman! He's a maniac! And then things happen. Horrible things...
[draws finger across throat]
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Peter Lorre
(as Dr. Einstein)
in
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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Dr. Einstein:
At least people in plays act like they've got sense.
Mortimer Brewster: Oh, you think so? Did you ever see anybody in a play act like they got any intelligence? Dr. Einstein: [agonizing] How can somebody be so stupid!
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Peter Lorre
(as Dr. Einstein)
in
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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Dr. Einstein:
Where am I? Oh, here I am.
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Peter Lorre
(as Dr. Einstein)
in
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
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