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Cast
C. Aubrey Smith
as Detective Jim Hanley
Sam Hardy
as Capt. Martin Gallagher
Russell Hopton
as Reporter Mooney
Ruthelma Stevens
as Doris Manning
Hale Hamilton
as J.K. Manning
Jack Mulhall
as Carey Weldon
Dorothy Mackaill
as Lola Cresmer
Syd Saylor
as Mac MacIntosh, the prop man
Paul Cavanagh
as Wylie Thornton
Natalie Moorhead
as Alma Jenkins Thornton
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1933
Runtime1h 08m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresMystery
Votes8
DirectorE. Mason Hopper
WritersEdward T. Lowe Jr.
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsCurtain at Eight
About Curtain at Eight
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?
Directed by E. Mason Hopper, Curtain at Eight leans on a strong ensemble — C. Aubrey Smith, Sam Hardy, Russell Hopton — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about mystery titles of 1933.
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