Curtain at Eight

1h 8min

Mystery

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?

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]

Release date

1st Oct 1933

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English