S4E10: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Inspired by Amy Archer-Gilligan (Guest: Danny Pina)
Episode description
Guest: Danny Pina
This week, we talk about #ArsenicandOldLace , a 1944 #American #screwball #mystery #darkcomedy #film directed by #FrankCapra and starring #CaryGrant . On the Broadway stage, #BorisKarloff played #JonathanBrewster , who is said to "look like #BorisKarloff ". According to #TurnerClassicMovies , Karloff remained in the play to appease the producers, who were afraid of what stripping the play of all its primary cast would do to ticket sales. #JosephineHull and #JeanAdair portray the Brewster sisters, Abby and Martha, respectively.
Last week, we talked about #AmyArcherGilligan, a #nursinghome proprietor and #serialkiller from #WindsorConnecticut . She #murdered at least five people by #poisoning them. One of her victims was her second husband, Michael Gilligan; the others were residents of her nursing home. It is possible that Archer-Gilligan was involved in more deaths. The authorities counted 48 deaths in her nursing home, the "Archer Home for the Elderly and Infirm."
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Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Archer-Gilligan
- https://windsorhistoricalsociety.org/amy-archer-gilligan-entrepreneurism-gone-wrong-in-windsor/
- https://connecticuthistory.org/windsors-murder-factory/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUF3zx31wWM
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_and_Old_Lace_(film)
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036613/