Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

85 mins | Drama | Dec. 9, 1942

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.

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

85 mins | Drama | Dec. 9, 1942

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Directors Tom Dudley, Irving Pichel
Writers Emlyn Williams, Nunnally Johnson

Cast

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