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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!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Robert Preston

    Robert Preston

    Rubin Flood

  • Dorothy McGuire

    Dorothy McGuire

    Cora Flood

  • Eve Arden

    Eve Arden

    Lottie Lacey

  • Angela Lansbury

    Angela Lansbury

    Mavis Pruitt

  • Shirley Knight

    Shirley Knight

    Reenie Flood

  • Lee Kinsolving

    Lee Kinsolving

    Sammy Golden

  • Frank Overton

    Frank Overton

    Morris Lacey

  • Penny Parker

    Penny Parker

    Flirt Conway

  • Robert Eyer

    Robert Eyer

    Sonny Flood

Overview

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.

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