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Written on the Wind (1956)
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December 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend! morePlot:
Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Vertiginous, violet and tongue in cheek social comment. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 (service station attendant) | |
| Robert J. Wilke | ... | Dan Willis (proprietor, The Cove) | |
| Edward Platt | ... | Dr. Paul Cochrane (as Edward C. Platt) | |
| Harry Shannon | ... | Hoak Wayne | |
| John Larch | ... | Roy Carter (with Marylee at The Cove) | |
| Joseph Granby | ... | R.J. Courtney (County Solicitor at inquest) | |
| Roy Glenn | ... | Sam (butler) | |
| Maidie Norman | ... | Bertha (maid) | |
| William Schallert | ... | Jack Williams (reporter) | |
| Joanne Jordan | ... | Brunette |
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99 min | UK:100 min (re-release)Country:
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2.00 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Finland:K-12 (1989) | Finland:K-16 (1956) | USA:Approved (PCA #17932) | Australia:PG | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:6Fun Stuff
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Due to the Hay's Code, Kyle Hadley's homosexuality could not be mentioned directly in the movie. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Although set in Texas, all cars in the film have clearly visible California plates. moreSoundtrack:
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One of the most oddly colored (violets,bright yellows and reds) wildly flamboyant films made in the 50's, expatriate German director Douglas Sirk made this as a soap opera with a nasty satiric bite. Although Lauren Bacall and Rock Hudson as staid camp followers of a wealthy Texas family are the "stars", it's the perverse characters played by Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone who make the film such a vivid nightmare of the Eisenhower era of outdoor barbecues and post-war wealth. Malone in particular, playing a nymphomaniac oil heiress who dances wildly while her father dies of a heart attack, breaks the mold of the sexually sequestered decade.