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  1. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    sadly the film looks good on Russian illegal sites an claims of HD RAH do you know what exists on Din OCN maybe
  2. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    Excellent thoughts I think Myrna Loy kept Grant grounded to stop him from going full crazy -- love both films -- Loy underrated for sure fact is people forget she got top Billing in The Best Years Of Our Lives
  3. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    The Bachelor and Bobby Soxer and even Mr. Blandings could be considered screwball comedies if you stretch it a bit ==== "I know a man who do - you do" Priceless or the scene at the restaurant where they sing Happy Birthday!
  4. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    A fun Halloween romp --- but Karloff was sorely missed ---- if we could this great and then Sony can maybe do Meet John Doe to make us helots happy
  5. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    Grant seemed to be a real class act he donated to the American Red Cross ensured agent got 10K etc - Lorre was pd 13K also check this out --- Modern sources note that a scene at the end of the story, in which "Mr. Witherspoon," played by Edward Everett Horton, becomes the aunts' last victim...
  6. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    From the AFI catalog Great info! Grant got 160K and wanted 50K to go to Brit War relief! Check this out Although not cast in the film, Boris Karloff originated the role of "Jonathan" on the stage. According to modern sources, Karloff volunteered to stay with the play to appease Crouse and...
  7. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    2014 Harvard Archives showing Capra ---- said Meet John Doe recently restored! they showed 35mm WB print of Arsenic! https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/arsenic-and-old-lace-2014-05
  8. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    The cast in the graveyard which has a tombstone with the name Archie Leach on it.
  9. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    check this out https://viennasclassichollywood.com/2016/05/06/borisbela-and-erich-arsenic-and-old-lace/
  10. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    When Arsenic and Old Lace made its Broadway debut, a New York Times review said it was “so funny none of us will ever forget it.”
  11. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    They probably could have shot his scenes in two weeks
  12. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    Classy time them there every guy wore suits to work etc the designers of the ladies fashions were tops etc
  13. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    Some great behind the scenes pics!
  14. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    Bob Furmanek found the OCN on DOE it is now at UCLA come on WAC Blu Ray!
  15. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    How about a riddle to make us think WAC or Criterion? Karloff I think did a 1952 Lux Radio version? Include PLEASE!
  16. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    think he tried to make it like the play was staged
  17. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    Wonder how many days Massey shot his scenes in - liked him - always great in every role but the sheer amount of people that would have seen Karloff in the role with the reference to Jonathan looking like Karloff would have been millions compared to the number seeing the Broadway play. But it...
  18. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    So Karloff was still playing the role on Broadway while the filming was done thats why they used Massey? And I thought Criterion might get this title? Wish WAC would do Meet john Doe off of OCN that Bob Furmanek found and UCLA now has
  19. RobertMG

    Cary Grant's Arsenic & Old Lace needs a restoration and UPgrade

    Love the film ---- too bad Karloff did not do the film! If it is to happen would be better to release it in early Oct! https://www.history.com/news/arsenic-old-lace-real-murders
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