Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

Title: Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Original Title: Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Release Date: 1942-12-09
Status: Released
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox
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.
Cast

Monty Woolley
Madden Thomas

Ida Lupino
Kathy Thomas

Cornel Wilde
Robert Carter

Sara Allgood
Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt

Melville Cooper
Barty

J. Edward Bromberg
Sid Gordon

William Demarest
Police Officer

Hal K. Dawson
Producer

William Halligan
Sgt. McNamara

Milton Parsons
announcer