Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (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.
- Released
- 1942-12-09
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Irving Pichel
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 7 votes
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