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Written on the Wind (1956)
Directed by Douglas Sirk
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Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 99 minutes
Actors
Rock Hudson | Lauren Bacall | Robert Stack | Dorothy Malone | Robert Keith | Grant Williams | Robert J. Wilke | Edward Platt | Harry Shannon | John Larch | Joseph Granby | Roy Glenn | Maidie Norman | William Schallert | Joanne Jordan | Dani Crayne | Dorothy Porter | Benjie Bancroft | Lulu Mae Bohrman | Gail Bonney | Paul Bradley | Robert Brubaker | Boyd Cabeen | George Calliga | Dick Cherney | Carl Christian | Kevin Corcoran | Oliver Cross | George DeNormand | Tom Ferrandini | Bess Flowers | Herschel Graham | Marion Gray | Stuart Hall | Chuck Hamilton | Don C. Harvey | Phil Harvey | Bert Holland | Jane Howard | Chester Jones | Glen Kramer | Perk Lazelle | King Lockwood | Robert Lyden | Robert Malcolm | Colleen McClatchey | Mathew McCue | Harold Miller | Ralph Moratz | Barry Norton | Ron Nyman | Susan Odin | Cynthia Patrick | Jack Perrin | Charles Perry | Paul Power | Floyd Simmons | Ray Spiker | Norman Stevans | Hal Taggart | Blaine Turner | Robert Winans
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30/2014 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
The second film in the Lauren Bacall double feature tribute at the Stanford. Robert Stack does a great job playing opposite Rock Hudson as a spoiled, rich playboy with inadequacy and jealousy issues. This is the best acting I’ve seen from him and it’s worth it for that alone. Bacall is gorgeous and unpretentious and Rock Hudson is great as usual. The second best role is easily Dorothy Malone’s as Stack’s evil, conniving sister. You hate her soooo much, she’s that good.
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