- HD 1080
- Runtime: 99m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Douglas Sirk
- Stars: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith
- keywords: based on novel or book, texas, nymphomaniac, alcoholic, oil baron
- Production_studio: Universal Pictures
- Slogan: This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend!
- The Written on the Wind is featured in the top rankings of 1956
- #14 in Top Romance Movies of 1956
- #45 in Top Drama Movies of 1956
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.