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Written on the Wind

Cast

Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone View All

Crew

Douglas Sirk (Director), George Zuckerman (Screenplay) View All

Release: Oct. 4th, 1956

Runtime: 1 hour, 39 minutes

Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jared, 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.

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Written on the Wind (1956) Director: Douglas Sirk Writers: George Zuckerman(screenplay), Robert Wilder(based on the novel) Cast: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorthy Malone Genre: Melodrama Length: 1h 39mi.

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Gideon58
The film stars Robert Stack as Kyle Hadley, a wealthy alcoholic playboy who instantly falls for a secretary at his father's company (Lauren Bacall), who has also caught the eye of Kyle's best friend Mitch Wayne (Rock Hudson), who is also the lifelong obsession of Kyle's trampy sister, MaryLee (Dorot....