The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (film)

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Theatrical poster for the film
Directed byDelbert Mann
Screenplay byHarriet Frank Jr.
Irving Ravetch
Based onThe Dark at the Top of the Stairs
by William Inge
Produced byMichael Garrison
StarringRobert Preston
Dorothy McGuire
Eve Arden
Angela Lansbury
Shirley Knight
Lee Kinsolving
CinematographyHarry Stradling Sr.
Edited byFolmar Blangsted
Music byMax Steiner[1]
Production
company
Release dates
  • September 22, 1960 (1960-09-22) (Premiere-New York City)[1]
  • October 8, 1960 (1960-10-08) (US)[1]
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs is a 1960 American drama film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Robert Preston and Dorothy McGuire. 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. The film was based on the Tony Award-nominated 1957 play of the same name by William Inge.

  1. ^ a b c "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.