在这部毒药与老妇喜剧/爱情/犯罪片中,在纽约布鲁克林区的公寓里，住着两名表面看起来十分和善慈祥的老太太，不料她们竟用自己酿制的毒酒杀了来访的一些孤独老头。此秘密让她们的侄儿加里·格兰特偶然发现，该怎么善后？
改编自百老汇舞台名剧，由名导演弗兰克·卡普拉于1941年拍成电影。因适逢二战开始，恐怕本片内容对世道人心有不良影响，故一直拖延到大战后期的1944年才正式公映。其实这只是一部构想奇特的黑色喜剧，本身并无什么毒性。本片在喜趣的背后道出了老年人乏人照顾的凄凉晚景：死亡是他们的最大解脱，而杀人竟成为一种善意的表示。故事主题颇具反省意义。
Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts' hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. It gets worse.
毒药与老妇。单一场景下的喜剧冲突。《毒药与老妇（Arsenic and Old Lace）》：疯子一家人（IMDB250 TOP 244）。杀人，藏尸，与室内空间陈设。毒药与老妇。Arsenic and Old Lace。Ironic and thrilling。Who's more pathetic?。电影微评：毒药与老妇。另类的好莱坞喜剧。
