Curtain at Eight

Curtain at Eight

Curtain at Eight

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Curtain at Eight

1933

1h 8m

6.4(8 votes)

Mystery

Overview

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?

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17 members

Acting

C. Aubrey Smith

Detective Jim Hanley

C. Aubrey Smith

Acting

Sam Hardy

Capt. Martin Gallagher

Sam Hardy

Acting

Russell Hopton

Reporter Mooney

Russell Hopton

Acting

Ruthelma Stevens

Doris Manning

Ruthelma Stevens

Acting

Hale Hamilton

J.K. Manning

Hale Hamilton

Acting

Jack Mulhall

Carey Weldon

Jack Mulhall

Acting

Dorothy Mackaill

Lola Cresmer

Dorothy Mackaill

Acting

Syd Saylor

Mac MacIntosh, the prop man

Syd Saylor

Acting

Paul Cavanagh

Wylie Thornton

Paul Cavanagh

Acting

Natalie Moorhead

Alma Jenkins Thornton

Natalie Moorhead

Acting

Marion Shilling

Anice Cresmer

Marion Shilling

Acting

William Humphrey

Allison, addled actor

William Humphrey

Acting

Herman Bing

Sam, stage director

Herman Bing

Acting

Dot Farley

Ella, hefty actress

Dot Farley

Acting

Arthur Hoyt

Watkins, theater watchman

Arthur Hoyt

Acting

Matthew Betz

"Lovely" Holmes

Matthew Betz

Acting

Walter Brennan

Backstage Detective [extra]

Walter Brennan

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