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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

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2hrs 3min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1960
Director:
Delbert Mann
Starring:
Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden  ...more
Synopsis: Robert Preston plays the flip side of his eternally ebullient Professor Harold Hill in Dark at the Top of the Stairs. Preston portrays an early 20th-century harness salesman, fully aware that his product is rapidly becoming obsolete. He tries to compensate for his own lack of self-esteem by cheating on his patient wife Dorothy McGuire; Preston's "other woman" is played by Angela Lansbury. Meanwhile, daughter Shirley Knight falls in love with Jewish boy Lee Kinsolving, who kills himself in the face ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Although generally derided today, for about a decade William Inge was one of the hottest playwrights in America. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs was the last of Inge's four major dramas to make the transition to the screen, and despite the datedness and sometimes obvious mechanics that pervade the playwright's work, it is still a powerful and moving experience. Modern audiences may find the symbolism ... Full Review
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Robert Preston
Rubin Flood
Dorothy McGuire
Cora Flood
Eve Arden
Lottie Lacey
Angela Lansbury
Mavis Pruitt
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