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