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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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs was released in 1960 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 4 reviews, giving The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Dark at the Top of the Stairs than critics were.
With a score of 75%, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1960, which stands at 62%.
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