Arsenic and Old Lace (1941, released 1944 Frank Capra)

To those idiots who argue that Cary Grant is the same in all his films, I'd suggest they watch this, followed by any other. His performance is quite extraordinarily physical, lithe, comedic and bouncy. He has a wonderful dismissal of everything around him except trying to sort out a single purpose - the committal of General Eisenhower. And that includes new wife Priscilla Lane and murderous brother Raymond Massey.

Max Steiner's music and Sol Polito's camerawork are both wonderful. More background here.

Great fun, crazy and pitch black, it would make a good double bill with The Ladykillers.