Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

Movie Details

Original Title Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.5

Cast

Monty Woolley

Madden Thomas

Popularity: 1.5

Ida Lupino

Kathy Thomas

Popularity: 6.8

Cornel Wilde

Robert Carter

Popularity: 1.4

Sara Allgood

Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt

Popularity: 1.4

Melville Cooper

Barty

Popularity: 7.6

J. Edward Bromberg

Sid Gordon

Popularity: 1.2

William Demarest

Police Officer

Popularity: 2.0

Hal K. Dawson

Producer

Popularity: 7.8

William Halligan

Sgt. McNamara

Popularity: 0.9

Milton Parsons

announcer

Popularity: 1.2

Inez Palange

Mrs. Spano

Popularity: 0.8

Charles La Torre

Mr. Spano

Popularity: 3.7

Key Crew

Director Irving Pichel

Editor Fred Allen

Executive Producer William Goetz

Music Alfred Newman

Producer Nunnally Johnson

Writer Emlyn Williams, Nunnally Johnson

Production

20th Century Fox

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Keywords

parent child relationship dark comedy backstage alcoholic

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10

Dec 23, 2024

Maybe if celebrated actor "Madden" (Monty Woolley) hadn't fallen foul of the bottle, he might have stayed at the top of his game. He didn't, though, and so he has to share his small flat with daughter "Kathy" (Ida Lupino). She hasn't her problems to seek, either. She's lived with this man for all of ... Read more