Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Kathy Thomas (Ida Lupino) is a young handicapped girl whose devotion to her father Madden (Monty Woolley)─a once-famous actor struggling with alcoholism─is met with cruelty. But things begin to look up for both of them as Kathy meets a handsome composer (Cornel Wilde) and Madden lands the lead in a production of "King Lear." Sara Allgood co-stars in this engrossing drama based on the play by Nunnally Johnson and Emlyn Williams. 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.