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Curtain at Eight (1933)

NR · 1933-10-01 · 1h 8m · EN
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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?

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E. Mason HopperDirector

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C. Aubrey SmithC. Aubrey SmithDetective Jim HanleySam HardySam HardyCapt. Martin GallagherDorothy MackaillDorothy MackaillLola CresmerPaul CavanaghPaul CavanaghWylie ThorntonRussell HoptonRussell HoptonReporter MooneyMarion ShillingMarion ShillingAnice CresmerHale HamiltonHale HamiltonJ.K. ManningNatalie MoorheadNatalie MoorheadAlma Jenkins ThorntonSyd SaylorSyd SaylorMac MacIntosh, the prop manRuthelma StevensRuthelma StevensDoris ManningJack MulhallJack MulhallCarey WeldonWilliam HumphreyWilliam HumphreyAllison, addled actor

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MurderWhodunitBackstage

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Genre affinityMysteryTheme affinityMurder · Whodunit · BackstageNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference241064Actor preference278029 · 198046 · 335038

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What is Curtain at Eight about?

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?

How long is Curtain at Eight?

Curtain at Eight has a runtime of 68 minutes.