The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
3.8 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 4min
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- Synopsis:
- In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Ruben Flood (Robert Preston) loses his job as a traveling salesman, when the company goes bankrupt. This adds to his worries at home. His wife Cora (Dorothy McGuire) is frigid because of trying to make ends meet. His teenage daughter Reenie (Shirley Knight) is afraid of going out on dates, but eventually makes friends with a troubled Jewish boy Sammy (Lee Kinsolving), 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 (Angela Lansbury).
- Actors:
- Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden, Angela Lansbury, Shirley Knight, Lee Kinsolving, Frank Overton, Robert Eyer, Penny Parker, Ken Lynch
- Directors:
- Delbert Mann
- Writers:
- Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Glynis & Angela: Ninetysomething Marvels
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