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Written on the Wind(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-10-04
70%
250 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,300,000.00
Revenue: $4,300,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Written on the Wind
Top 10 Billed 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
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