Arsenic and Old Lace was released in Panama.
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 . Arsenic and Old Lace (play) . The play was directed by Bretaigne Windust , and opened on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre on January 10 , 1941 . Cary Grant . He began a career in Hollywood in the early 1930s , and became known for his transatlantic accent , debonair demeanor , and light-hearted approach to acting and sense of comic timing .