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Acteurist Oeuvre-view Dorothy McGuire Part 11: THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS (1960) & SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (1960)

Published: Aug. 4, 2023, 4:01 a.m.

In this Acteurist Oeuvre-view episode, Dorothy McGuire's string of interesting wife roles gets tangled up by two of the most sexist films Elise has ever seen in her life, Delbert Mann's The Dark at the Top of the Stairs\xa0(based on the play by William Inge) and Disney's\xa0The Swiss Family Robinson.\xa0The Dark at the Top of the Stairs\xa0nevertheless gives us a lot to discuss in terms of psychiatric concepts and ideas about gender roles in 1950s America, as well as providing McGuire with one of the better acting opportunities of this part of her career. Also, we decide that\xa0Swiss Family Robinson\xa0should be cancelled.\xa0

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Time Codes:

0h 00m 45s:\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS (1960) [dir. Delbert Mann]

0h 38m 29s: \xa0\xa0 SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (1960) [dir. Ken Annakin]

0h 51m 15s:\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS (1960) [dir. Delbert Mann] \u2013 final thoughts

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* Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project \u2013 a discussion of Late Spring

* Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s

* Intro Song: \u201cSunday\u201d by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of\xa0The Internet Archive)

* Read Elise\u2019s piece on Gangs of New York \u2013 \u201cMaking America Strange Again\u201d

* Check out Dave\u2019s Robert Benchley blog \u2013 an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist\u2019s 2000+ pieces as he can locate \u2013 Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!\xa0

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