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Curtain at Eight
Curtain at Eight

Curtain at Eight

Genres

Mystery

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An elderly detective sets out to find who murdered a lecherous stage actor. His estranged wife? His would-be fiancee? Her father? Her boyfriend? A suicided actress's sister? The temperamental prop man? Or maybe the show's talented female chimpanzee?

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

5.857/10

Release Date

01 October 1933

Country

United States of America

Cast

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Detective Jim Hanley

Sam Hardy

Sam Hardy

Capt. Martin Gallagher

Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

Reporter Mooney

Ruthelma Stevens

Ruthelma Stevens

Doris Manning

Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

J.K. Manning

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Carey Weldon

Dorothy Mackaill

Dorothy Mackaill

Lola Cresmer

Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor

Mac MacIntosh, the prop man

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Wylie Thornton

Natalie Moorhead

Natalie Moorhead

Alma Jenkins Thornton

Marion Shilling

Marion Shilling

Anice Cresmer

William Humphrey

William Humphrey

Allison, addled actor

Herman Bing

Herman Bing

Sam, stage director

Dot Farley

Dot Farley

Ella, hefty actress

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Watkins, theater watchman

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

"Lovely" Holmes

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Backstage Detective [extra]

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