The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
7.180%87%
In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Rubin Flood (Robert Preston) loses his job as a travelling 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 Golden (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 (Dame Angela Lansbury).
Admin reviewedMay 31, 2025
Fantastic story. Brilliant cast. I’ve been hearing about this movie for my entire life. My parents went to see it on a date in 1960. Seems odd to me that it’s not available anywhere on DVD or streaming right now. I bought an Australian bootleg in 4:3 format, recorded off TCM in 1999. Highly suspicious that a movie this good can’t be seen anymore in the USA. Like somebody’s blocking it intentionally. But don’t mind me, I’m one of those conspiracy theorists.