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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

NR·1960·124m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Delbert Mann

Screenplay

Irving Ravetch

Screenplay

Harriet Frank Jr.

Theatre Play

William Inge

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

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Keywords

infidelity
salesman
anti-semitism
1920s