Arsenic and Old Lace vs. North by Northwest

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on 4/6/2012

Hell! Okay. Hmm. Young Cary Grant. By a nose. By his nose, in fact. Damn, I don't know.

on 4/6/2012

North by Northwest. It is a complete film whereas Arsenic and Old Lace was a slightly awkward transition from stage to screen. By 1959, Cary Grant had reached the summit of his stardom and the image of him running for his life from a maniacal crop-duster (looking spectacular in the world's most durable grey suit) forever cemented himself as an icon of the cinema.

on 11/24/2012

For all its zaniness, Arsenic and Old Lace stills manages to be a somewhat boring movie. North by Northwest, though overlong, is never boring.