Best and Worst : 'Harvey' or 'Arsenic and Old Lace'?
Re: 'Harvey' or 'Arsenic and Old Lace'?
Harvey. Jimmy Stewart - 'nuff said. :)
Re: 'Harvey' or 'Arsenic and Old Lace'?
Harvey
Re: 'Harvey' or 'Arsenic and Old Lace'?
I prefer Harvey. Arsenic and Old Lace is great screwball comedy but Harvey has that extra touch.

Re: 'Harvey' or 'Arsenic and Old Lace'?
I love them both so much and it could always change on repeat viewing's but right now if pressed hard I'd go with Harvey.
'Harvey' or 'Arsenic and Old Lace'?
Anyway, both of these comedies were based on plays, both involve someone trying to commit a family member to a mental institution, and, interestingly, both of them co-star Josephine Hull playing roles that she originally starred in on Broadway.
While I love Arsenic and Old Lace, I prefer Harvey (it's in my top ten of all time). Jimmy Stewart is so wonderful in it - as is everyone in the cast. The film - especially the scene in the alley behind the bar - has a wonderful tone to it that is nearly unique in the films that I've seen.
(Personal note - when I first saw the film many years ago I almost fell over when I saw Jesse White playing Mr. Wilson . . . at the time I had had no idea that he was a 'real' actor - I though he only played the Maytag Repairman in the commercials!)
So what do you say? Do you prefer one over the other? Please let me know! Don't wait - unfortunately the clock is ticking.
Goodness! People come and go so quickly here!