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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)

NR ★ 6.4/10 124 min Drama United States English
Director: Delbert Mann
Screenplay by: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.
Theatre Play: William Inge
Streaming: Not available
Everytime a woman turns her face away because she's tired or unwilling - there's someone waiting like me!

Description

In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Rubin Flood loses his job as a traveling salesman when the company goes bankrupt. This adds to his worries at home. His wife Cora is frigid because of trying to make ends meet. His teenage daughter Reenie is afraid of going out on dates, but eventually makes friends with a troubled Jewish boy Sammy Golden, and his son is a mama's boy. He finally storms out of the house when Cora falsely accuses him of having an affair with Mavis Pruitt.

Top Cast

Robert Preston
Robert Preston Rubin Flood
Dorothy McGuire
Dorothy McGuire Cora Flood
Eve Arden
Eve Arden Lottie Lacey
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury Mavis Pruitt
Shirley Knight
Shirley Knight Reenie Flood
Lee Kinsolving
Lee Kinsolving Sammy Golden
Frank Overton
Frank Overton Morris Lacey
Penny Parker Flirt Conway

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