Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind
Release: 1956-10-04
·Runtime: 99m
·★ 6.9
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Grant Williams
as Biff Miley
Bert Holland
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Roy Glenn
as Sam
Robert Stack
as Kyle Hadley
Jack Perrin
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
John Larch
as Roy Carter
George Calliga
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Rock Hudson
as Mitch Wayne
Phil Harvey
as College Boy at Party (uncredited)
William Schallert
as Reporter
Gail Bonney
as Hotel Floorlady (uncredited)
Edward Platt
as Dr. Paul Cochrane
Ralph Moratz
as Plane Attendant (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Lauren Bacall
as Lucy Moore Hadley
Harry Shannon
as Hoak Wayne
Robert Brubaker
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Dorothy Malone
as Marylee Hadley
Kevin Corcoran
as Boy on Electric Hobbyhorse (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Robert Keith
as Jasper Hadley
Cynthia Patrick
as Waitress (uncredited)
Floyd Simmons
as Beer Drinker (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Robert J. Wilke
as Dan Willis
Hal Taggart
as Prosecution Staff Lawyer (uncredited)
Maidie Norman
as Bertha
