Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942·United States·85 min.
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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.
DirectorIrving Pichel
MusicAlfred Newman
CinematographyEdward Cronjager
CastMonty Woolley·Ida Lupino·Cornel Wilde·Sara Allgood·Melville Cooper·J. Edward Bromberg·William Demarest
Original titleLife Begins at Eight-Thirty