Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
1h 25m
Running Time
December 9, 1942Release Date
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
1h 25m
Running Time
December 9, 1942Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Kathy lives in a cramped New York flat with her father Madden Thomas, a celebrated actor brought down by drink. Lame from an early age and feeling trapped with her father in her small world, Kathy is delighted to meet fellow tenant Robert. When Madden is offered the lead in a new King Lear and Robert lands a composing job in Hollywood, better times seem for a while to beckon.
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Cast & Crew.
Monty Woolley
Madden Thomas
Ida Lupino
Kathy Thomas
Cornel Wilde
Robert Carter
Sara Allgood
Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt
Melville Cooper
Barty
J. Edward Bromberg
Sid Gordon
William Demarest
Police Officer
Hal K. Dawson
Producer
William Halligan
Sgt. McNamara
Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron
Milton Parsons
announcer
Ralph Brooks
Bar Patron
Inez Palange
Mrs. Spano
Charles La Torre
Mr. Spano
James Flavin
Policeman
Fay Helm
Ruthie
George Holmes
Jerry
Wheaton Chambers
Floorwalker
Bud Geary
Cab driver
Netta Packer
Maid
Colin Campbell
Dresser
Lee Phelps
Bartender
Cyril Ring
Box Office Man
William Newell
Clerk
James Metcalf
Clerk
Alec Craig
Santa Claus
Irving Pichel
Director
Tom Dudley
Assistant Director
William Goetz
Executive Producer
Nunnally Johnson
Producer / Writer
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Richard Day
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
parent child relationship
backstage
dark comedy
alcoholic
Wiki.
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty is a 1942 comedy-drama romance film starring Monty Woolley as a washed-up, alcoholic actor, Ida Lupino as his daughter, and Cornel Wilde as her boyfriend. It is based on the West End play The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams.
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