“Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me. Do you remember how he...” – Abby, Arsenic and Old Lace ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Arsenic and Old Lace 1944

Abby

Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me. Do you remember how he used to cut worms in half with his teeth?

Mortimer

Oh, Jonathan? He's probably in prison or hanged or something by now.

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Mortimer Brewster Cary Grant More Mortimer quotes →

Teddy John Alexander More Teddy quotes →

Abby Josephine Hull More Abby quotes →

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