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Life Begins at Eight-Thirty is a american film of genre Drama directed by Irving Pichel released in USA on 9 december 1942 with Monty Woolley

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
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Released in USA 9 december 1942
Length 1h25
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating61% 3.097133.097133.097133.097133.09713

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty is a 1942 drama film starring Monty Woolley as a washed-up, alcoholic actor, Ida Lupino as his daughter, and Cornel Wilde as her boyfriend. It is based on the play The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams.

Synopsis

New York actor Thomas Madden has fallen from grace due to alcoholism and manages to get fired from his job as Santa Claus in a department store on Christmas Eve. This puts both him and his sweet young daughter Kathi on the spot. Kathi is physically challenged with a paralyzed foot.

Actors

Monty Woolley

(Madden Thomas)Sara Allgood

(Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt)Ida Lupino

(Kathy Thomas)Cornel Wilde

(Robert Carter)Melville Cooper

(Barty)
And :
J. Edward Bromberg
William Demarest
Lee Phelps
Milton Parsons
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