The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Everytime a woman turns her face away because she's tired or unwilling - there's someone waiting like me!
1960 | 124m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Delbert Mann |
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| Writer: | Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 28, 1960 |
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| Director: | Delbert Mann |
| Writer: | Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | infidelity, antisemitism, salesman, 1920s |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Preston | Rubin Flood |
| Dorothy McGuire | Cora Flood |
| Eve Arden | Lottie Lacey |
| Angela Lansbury | Mavis Pruitt |
| Shirley Knight | Reenie Flood |
| Lee Kinsolving | Sammy Golden |
| Frank Overton | Morris Lacey |
| Penny Parker | Flirt Conway |
| Robert Eyer | Sonny Flood |
| Robin Warga | Harold |
| Ken Lynch | Harry Ralston |
| Mary Patton | Peg Ralston |
| Addison Richards | Harris |
| Helen Wallace | Lydia Harper |
| Emerson Treacy | George, the banker |
| Peg La Centra | Edna Harper |
| Paul Comi | Jenkins |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Delbert Mann | Director |
| William Inge | Theatre Play |
| Harriet Frank Jr. | Screenplay |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Turner | Props |
| Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| Leo K. Kuter | Art Direction |
| George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Garrison | Producer |
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