The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1960-09-28
Runtime: 124 mins
Director: Delbert Mann
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Robert Preston
Dorothy McGuire
Eve Arden
Angela Lansbury
Shirley Knight
Lee Kinsolving
Frank Overton
Penny Parker
Robert Eyer
Robin Warga
Ken Lynch
Mary Patton
Addison Richards
Helen Wallace
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