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title: 'Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irving Pichel'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-begins-at-eight-thirty-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034976/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

1942 · 85 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty is a 1942 comedy-drama romance 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 West End play The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irving Pichel](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-pichel)
- **Screenplay:** [Emlyn Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/emlyn-williams)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Nunnally Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nunnally-johnson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Cronjager](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-cronjager)
- **Editor:** [Fred Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-allen)

## Cast

- [Cornel Wilde](https://cinepixo.com/people/cornel-wilde)
- [Ida Lupino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-lupino)
- [Monty Woolley](https://cinepixo.com/people/monty-woolley)

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