“Arsenic and Old Lace” is a film that everyone should view at least once. (Mortimer Brewster: Now look, darling, how did he die?Abby Brewster: Oh, Mortimer, don’t be so inquisitive. The gentleman died because he drank some wine with poison in it.Mortimer Brewster: Well, how did the poison get in the wine?Martha Brewster: Well, we put in wine because it’s less noticeable. When it’s in tea it has a distinct odor…. For a gallon of elderberry wine, I take one teaspoon full of arsenic, then add half a teaspoon full of strychnine, and then just a pinch of cyanide.” Mortimer Brewster: “Hmm. Should have quite a kick.” Another comedy classic to put on your list is “Some Like It Hot” (“Nobody’s perfect”) while Sunset Blvd. (“Alright Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my closeup”) and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? are good dramas with great memorable lines that you have probably heard quoted.
Usually, a birthday treat paired with a kid’s movie or when back to school shopping on Dollar Days (back when downtown was the place to do all of those things, early 1960s.)
Good thing a stick was not within reach as Kevin would have made a great pinata.