In 1939, playwright Joseph Kesselring wrote a play, a dark comedy called Arsenic and Old Lace. The play would prove to be such a hit on Broadway that film director Frank Capra would adapt it for the screen. In 1944, the movie Arsenic and Old Lace was released starring Cary Grant. What many didn’t know at the time was that the movie was partially inspired by the real-life home of Amy Archer-Gilligan.
In this episode, listen as Zelda describes the what happened at her home in Windsor, Connecticut. Next, Denise explores a family tree which leads them to Ireland, the battlefield of Gettysburg, and leads them to a hospital for the mentally insane. Joining them on this episode is Cathie Curtis from Haunting History Podcast.