The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (film)
| The Dark at the Top of the Stairs | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Delbert Mann |
| Produced by | Michael Garrison |
| Written by |
Harriet Frank, Jr. Irving Ravetch |
| Based on |
the play, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by William Inge |
| Starring |
Robert Preston Dorothy McGuire |
| Music by | Max Steiner[1] |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling, Sr. |
| Edited by | Folmar Blangsted |
Production company | |
Release dates | |
Running time | 123 minutes |
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs is a 1960 American drama film. Academy Award winning director Delbert Mann directed the work of Dorothy McGuire and Robert Preston in the production. Shirley Knight garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and Lee Kinsolving was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actor. Knight was also nominated for two Golden Globes. Mann's direction was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film. It was based on the Tony Award nominated play of the same by William Inge.
Cast
- Robert Preston as Rubin Flood
- Dorothy McGuire as Cora Flood
- Eve Arden as Lottie
- Angela Lansbury as Mavis Pruitt
- Shirley Knight as Reenie Flood
- Lee Kinsolving as Sammy Golden
- Frank Overton as Morris
- Robert Eyer as Sonny Flood
- Penney Parker as Flirt Conroy
- Ken Lynch as Harry Ralston)
(cast list as per AFI database)[1]
Reception
Variety gave the film a favorable review, noting that it was "well cast and persuasively acted".[2] Shirley Knight earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as "Reenie Flood".[3] Knight also received two Golden Globe nominations for her performance, for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and New Star Of The Year - Actress. Lee Kinsolving also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as "Sammy Goldenbaum".[4]
Reflist
- 1 2 3 4 "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ Variety Staff. "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs". Variety. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016.
- ↑ "The 33rd Academy Awards: 1961". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Winners & Nominees 1961". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.