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