Written on the Wind
feature film, drama, USA, 1956
DIRECTED BY: Douglas Sirk
CAST:
Rock Hudson (Mitch Wayne),
Lauren Bacall (Lucy Moore Hadley),
Robert Stack (Kyle Hadley),
Dorothy Malone (Marylee Hadley)
SCRIPT:
George Zuckerman (based on novel by Robert Wilder)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Russell Metty
MUSIC:
Frank Skinner
EDITING:
Russell F. Schoengarth
Synopsis:
Kyle Hadley and Mitch Wayne have been best friends since childhood. Kyle is the son of an oil tycoon who spends his time drinking and having fun. Mitch is from a poorer family, but because of his diligence he is raised to the position of a geologist in Kyle’s father’s company. Both of them fall in love with Lucy, but Kyle manages to win her over and marries her before Mitch gets the chance to reveal his feelings to her. Meanwhile Kyle’s sister Marylee is obsessed with Mitch…
color, 99'