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Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942 1 hour 25 minutes
64/100

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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.

Released

9th December 1942

83 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 25 minutes

Finishes at 5:29am

Ratings and awards

  • IMDB Logo

    6.3/10

  • TMDb Logo

    65%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    64%

Artwork for Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Directed by

Irving Pichel

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Written by

Emlyn Williams, Nunnally Johnson

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