Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
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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.
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Monty Woolley
Madden Thomas
Known for
The Bishop's Wife
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Ida Lupino
Kathy Thomas
Known for
High Sierra
On Dangerous Ground
Cornel Wilde
Robert Carter
Known for
The Big Combo
Leave Her to Heaven
Sara Allgood
Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt
Known for
Blackmail
How Green Was My Valley
Melville Cooper
Barty
Known for
Rebecca
The Adventures of Robin Hood
J. Edward Bromberg
Sid Gordon
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
Son of Dracula
William Demarest
Police Officer
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
The Lady Eve
Hal K. Dawson
Producer
Known for
Superman and the Mole Men
The Tin Star
William Halligan
Sgt. McNamara
Also in
Moontide
Dick Tracy
Milton Parsons
announcer
Known for
The Haunted Palace
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Inez Palange
Mrs. Spano
Known for
Scarface
Charles La Torre
Mr. Spano
Known for
A Double Life
Irving Pichel Director · Nunnally Johnson Writer Emlyn Williams Writer
United States release December 9, 1942 · Produced in United States · Production 20th Century Studios
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20th Century Fox
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20th Century Studios
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · December 9, 1942
Theatrical
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