

As Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) says in the film, "Insanity does run in this family-it gallops!"Ībby and Martha Brewster lure old lonely unattached men to their home and feed them poisoned elderberry wine. To say the Brewster family was eccentric would be an understatement. The compromise was that Capra would not release the film until its Broadway run was completed, hence the three year wait. Boris Karloff was not granted a leave due to contract obligations. Capra saw comedy potential for a hilarious movie and persuaded the producers to grant a leave of absence from the play for Jean Adair, Josephine Hull, and John Alexander to reprise their roles on film. "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Joseph Kesselring opened on Broadway January 1941 and closed June 1944 after 1444 performances. The music, written by Anton Karas, played on a zither, has a memorably haunting effect.Īnswer: The play was still running on Broadway A famous scene from the movie takes place on the ferris wheel, a Vienna city landmark and the climactic scenes are set in Vienna's sewer system. The movie wonderfully creates a menacing post-war atmosphere of rubble, duplicity, intrigue, shadows and spies.

It's the infamous Harry Lime.Īfter the war, Vienna was split into sectors controlled by the Americans, Russians, British and French. Lights pick out the face in the dark which then gives a mischievous smirk. A cat affectionately nuzzles against the figure's ankles (a cat which we had earlier learned disliked nearly everyone, except Harry). It's night, and we see a shadowy figure in an unlit doorway. Harry Lime's first appearance is noteworthy. Harry is a criminal drug lord hunted by the police forces of several countries but Holly, a somewhat naive novelist, refuses to believe the truth, despite the mounting evidence. Having been born in London he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and became Sir Charles Chaplin in 1975.ĭirected by Carol Reed, this classic film noir follows the efforts of Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) to find his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) in war-ravaged Vienna, just after the end of World War II. Commander Schultz (Reginald Gardiner) was a friend of the Jewish barber played by Chaplin and encouraged him to make the speech to the crowd dressed as Hynkel.Ĭhaplin later regretted doing the movie when he became aware of the persecution and horrors of the concentration camps. Benzino Napaloni was a parody of Benito Mussolini played by Jack Oakie. The barber dressed as Hynkel addresses a large crowd of followers and informs everybody that he (Hynkel) has changed his mind and wishes goodwill to all mankind. While out duck shooting and dressed in civilian clothes, Hynkel is mistaken for the escaped barber and is imprisoned. Hynkel orders all Jews to be round up but the barber escapes the internment camp dressed as Hynkel. Chaplin plays the roles of a Jewish barber and Hynkel, the dictator of Tomania. The movie was a satirical political and comedy drama. He directed, produced, wrote and acted in the movie. If your totally stuck, you can always skip the entire level and move on.Ĭhallenge your family & your friends in this addictive, movie scene packed quiz! Fun for all ages.This was Chaplin's (1889-1977) first talking movie, however, he had made his name on the silent screen. Use insert a letter to help you out, OR Choose your OWN music from your OWN music library Addictive! especially when you get on a roll
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