Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The
Warner
William Inge's The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (l960), transferred to the screen from his Broadway play, depicts a family torn by problems. As other Inge's works, it's set in the l920s, in a small Oklahoma town, and is about repression, both sexual and emotional.
Oscar Nominations: 1
Supporting Actress: Shirley Knight
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context:
Shirley Knight received her first Supporting Oscar nomination for one of her first pictures, but lost to Shirley Jones in “Elmer Gantry.” Knight would receive a second, consecutive nomination in 1962 for “Sweet Bird of Youth.”
