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.
Written on the Wind
“This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend!”
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.
Director
Douglas Sirk
Budget
1.3M
Revenue
4.3M
Status
Released
Production
Universal Pictures
Cast
Rock Hudson
Mitch Wayne
Lauren Bacall
Lucy Moore Hadley
Robert Stack
Kyle Hadley
Dorothy Malone
Marylee Hadley
Robert Keith
Jasper Hadley
Grant Williams
Biff Miley
Robert J. Wilke
Dan Willis
Edward Platt
Dr. Paul Cochrane
Harry Shannon
Hoak Wayne
John Larch
Roy Carter
Joseph Granby
R.J. Courtney
Roy Glenn
Sam
Maidie Norman
Bertha
William Schallert
Reporter
Joanne Jordan
Brunette
Dani Crayne
Blonde
Dorothy Porter
Secretary
Benjie Bancroft
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Hotel Floorlady (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Maitre d' (uncredited)
Robert Brubaker
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
Reporter (uncredited)
George Calliga
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Carl Christian
Ben the Bartender (uncredited)
Kevin Corcoran
Boy on Electric Hobbyhorse (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Doorman (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Party Guest (uncredited)
Marion Gray
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Phil Harvey
College Boy at Party (uncredited)
Bert Holland
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Jane Howard
Beer Drinker (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Attendant (uncredited)
Glen Kramer
College Boy at Party (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Lyden
Kyle as a Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm
Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
Colleen McClatchey
College Girl at Party (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Commuter (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Plane Attendant (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Bailiff (uncredited)
Susan Odin
Marylee as a Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Cynthia Patrick
Waitress (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Perry
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Power
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Floyd Simmons
Beer Drinker (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Prosecution Staff Lawyer (uncredited)
Blaine Turner
Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Winans
Mitch as a Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Carlene King Johnson
College Girl at Party (uncredited)
Barbara O'Brien
Woman (uncredited)
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