Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Year: 1942

Runtime: 85 mins

Language: English

Director: Irving Pichel

Drama

Kathy shares a cramped New York apartment with her father, the once‑renowned actor Madden Thomas, whose career has been ruined by alcoholism. Limited by a childhood disability and feeling trapped in their tiny world, she finds hope when she meets fellow tenant Robert. As Madden lands the lead in a new production of King Lear and Robert secures a composing job in Hollywood, a brief period of optimism lifts their lives.

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