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Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

Drama
Release Date: 1942, December 9
Directors: Irving Pichel
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Lee Phelps, Colin Campbell, Netta Packer, Charles La Torre, Bud Geary, Cyril Ring, George Holmes, William Newell, Melville Cooper, James Flavin, Inez Palange, Wheaton Chambers

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

alcoholic dark comedy parent child relationship backstage