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
Gail Bonney
as Hotel Floorlady (uncredited)
Lauren Bacall
as Lucy Moore Hadley
Dorothy Malone
as Marylee Hadley
Grant Williams
as Biff Miley
Ron Nyman
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Robert J. Wilke
as Dan Willis
John Larch
as Roy Carter
Maidie Norman
as Bertha
Floyd Simmons
as Beer Drinker (uncredited)
Roy Glenn
as Sam
Bess Flowers
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
William Schallert
as Reporter
Cynthia Patrick
as Waitress (uncredited)
Kevin Corcoran
as Boy on Electric Hobbyhorse (uncredited)
Robert Keith
as Jasper Hadley
Harry Shannon
as Hoak Wayne
Don C. Harvey
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Phil Harvey
as College Boy at Party (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
as Plane Attendant (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Stack
as Kyle Hadley
Robert Brubaker
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Edward Platt
as Dr. Paul Cochrane
Rock Hudson
as Mitch Wayne
George Calliga
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bert Holland
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
as Prosecution Staff Lawyer (uncredited)