Poster of Curtain at Eight

Curtain at Eight

Plot: 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?
Release Date: Sunday, October 1 1933
90 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of C. Aubrey SmithC. Aubrey Smith
C. Aubrey Smith was
70 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Detective Jim Hanley'.
Sun, Jul 19 1863 –
Mon, Dec 20 1948
Portrait of Sam HardySam Hardy
Sam Hardy was
50 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Capt. Martin Gallagher'.
Wed, Mar 21 1883 –
Wed, Oct 16 1935
Portrait of Russell HoptonRussell Hopton
Russell Hopton was
33 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Reporter Mooney'.
Sat, Feb 17 1900 –
Sat, Apr 07 1945
Portrait of Ruthelma StevensRuthelma Stevens
Ruthelma Stevens was
29 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Doris Manning'.
Thu, Oct 22 1903 –
Fri, Jun 01 1984
Portrait of Hale HamiltonHale Hamilton
Hale Hamilton was
50 in Curtain at Eight
as 'J.K. Manning'.
Tue, Feb 27 1883 –
Tue, May 19 1942
Portrait of Jack MulhallJack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall was
45 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Carey Weldon'.
Thu, Oct 06 1887 –
Fri, Jun 01 1979
Portrait of Dorothy MackaillDorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill was
30 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Lola Cresmer'.
Wed, Mar 04 1903 –
Sun, Aug 12 1990
Portrait of Syd SaylorSyd Saylor
Syd Saylor was
38 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Mac MacIntosh, the prop man'.
Sun, Mar 24 1895 –
Fri, Dec 21 1962
Portrait of Paul CavanaghPaul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh was
44 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Wylie Thornton'.
Fri, Dec 07 1888 –
Sun, Mar 15 1964
Portrait of Natalie MoorheadNatalie Moorhead
Natalie Moorhead was
32 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Alma Jenkins Thornton'.
Sat, Jul 27 1901 –
Tue, Oct 06 1992
Portrait of Marion ShillingMarion Shilling
Marion Shilling was
22 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Anice Cresmer'.
Sat, Dec 03 1910 –
Sat, Nov 06 2004
Portrait of William HumphreyWilliam Humphrey
William Humphrey was
70 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Allison, addled actor'.
Fri, Jan 02 1863 –
Sun, Oct 04 1942
Portrait of Herman BingHerman Bing
Herman Bing was
44 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Sam, stage director'.
Fri, Mar 29 1889 –
Thu, Jan 09 1947
Portrait of Dot FarleyDot Farley
Dot Farley was
52 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Ella, hefty actress'.
Sat, Feb 05 1881 –
Sun, May 02 1971
Portrait of Arthur HoytArthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt was
59 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Watkins, theater watchman'.
Wed, Mar 18 1874 –
Sun, Jan 04 1953
Portrait of Matthew BetzMatthew Betz
Matthew Betz was
52 in Curtain at Eight
as '"Lovely" Holmes'.
Mon, Sep 12 1881 –
Wed, Jan 26 1938
Portrait of Walter BrennanWalter Brennan
Walter Brennan was
39 in Curtain at Eight
as 'Backstage Detective [extra]'.
Tue, Jul 24 1894 –
Sat, Sep 21 1974

Crew

Portrait of E. Mason HopperE. Mason Hopper
Director
E. Mason Hopper was
47 in Curtain at Eight
Sun, Dec 06 1885 –
Tue, Jan 03 1967
Portrait of Ira H. MorganIra H. Morgan
Director of Photography
Ira H. Morgan was
44 in Curtain at Eight
Tue, Apr 02 1889 –
Fri, Apr 10 1959
Portrait of Edward T. Lowe Jr.Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Screenplay
Edward T. Lowe Jr. was
43 in Curtain at Eight
Sun, Jun 29 1890 –
Tue, Apr 17 1973
Portrait of Phil GoldstonePhil Goldstone
Producer
Phil Goldstone was
40 in Curtain at Eight
Wed, Feb 22 1893 –
Wed, Jun 19 1963
Portrait of Ralph ObergRalph Oberg
Art Direction
Ralph Oberg was
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