Written on the Wind

feature film, drama, USA, 1956

DIRECTED BY: Douglas Sirk

Written on the Wind

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'

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