Written on the Wind poster
Director Douglas Sirk
Screenplay George Zuckerman

Written on the Wind

Tagline: This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend!

Release Date: 1956-10-04

Duration: 99 minutes

Synopsis

Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.

Casting

  • Dorothy Malone
    Marylee Hadley
  • Lauren Bacall
    Lucy Moore Hadley
  • William Schallert
    Reporter
  • Rock Hudson
    Mitch Wayne
  • Grant Williams
    Biff Miley
  • Edward Platt
    Dr. Paul Cochrane
  • Robert J. Wilke
    Dan Willis
  • Robert Stack
    Kyle Hadley
  • Mathew McCue
    Commuter (uncredited)
  • Robert Keith
    Jasper Hadley

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