According to Rotten Tomatoes , the film is a "sparkling" example of dark comedy, maintaining a high fresh score. It is a perennial Halloween favorite due to its spooky setting, graveyard proximity, and "insouciant attitude" toward death.
as Jonathan: Replaced Boris Karloff, who was not released from his stage contract for the film. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
: The film is a rare Capra project that avoids his usual "social consciousness" (as seen in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ) in favor of "good old-fashioned theater". According to Rotten Tomatoes , the film is