Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1942-12-09
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Irving Pichel
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From 4 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Monty Woolley

    as Madden Thomas
  • Ida Lupino

    as Kathy Thomas
  • Cornel Wilde

    as Robert Carter
  • Sara Allgood

    as Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt
  • Melville Cooper

    as Barty
  • J. Edward Bromberg

    as Sid Gordon
  • William Demarest

    as Police Officer
  • Hal K. Dawson

    as Producer
  • William Halligan

    as Sgt. McNamara
  • Milton Parsons

    as announcer
  • Inez Palange

    as Mrs. Spano
  • Charles La Torre

    as Mr. Spano
  • James Flavin

    as Policeman
  • Fay Helm

    as Ruthie
  • George Holmes

    as Jerry
  • Wheaton Chambers

    as Floorwalker
  • Bud Geary

    as Cab driver
  • Netta Packer

    as Maid
  • Colin Campbell

    as Dresser
  • Lee Phelps

    as Bartender
  • Cyril Ring

    as Box Office Man
  • William Newell

    as Clerk
  • James Metcalf

    as Clerk
  • Alec Craig

    as Santa Claus
  • Forbes Murray

    as
Directing Irving Pichel Director
Editing Fred Allen Editor
Sound Roger Heman Sr. Sound
Art Richard Day Art Direction
Art Al Orenbach Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Earl Luick Costume Design
Sound Bernard Freericks Sound
Production William Koenig Production Manager
Production William Goetz Executive Producer
Art Boris Leven Art Direction
Sound Alfred Newman Music
Production Nunnally Johnson Producer
Art Thomas Little Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Guy Pearce Makeup Artist
Camera Edward Cronjager Director of Photography
Directing Tom Dudley Assistant Director
Writing Emlyn Williams Writer
Writing Nunnally Johnson Writer

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