The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
6.7
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1960-09-28
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Drama
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.
Featured Crew
| Delbert Mann | Director |
| William Inge | Theatre Play |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Garrison | Producer |
| Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Harriet Frank Jr. | Screenplay |
| Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Leo K. Kuter | Art Direction |
| Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
