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Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

Drama

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.

Updated May 24 2020

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parent child relationship backstage dark comedy alcoholic

FACTS

Runtime: 85 mins Rating: 7.0

Cast

Sara Allgood

Sara Allgood

Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt

Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Barty

William Demarest

William Demarest

Harry Fabian

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Robert Carter

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Kathy Thomas

J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg

Sid Gordon

Monty Woolley

Monty Woolley

Madden Thomas

Crew

Nunnally Johnson

Nunnally Johnson

Writer

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

Director

Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams

Writer

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