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Written on the Wind ()

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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.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.
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Mitch Wayne
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Lucy Moore Hadley
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Kyle Hadley
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Marylee Hadley
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Jasper Hadley
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Biff Miley
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Dan Willis
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Doctor Paul Cochrane (as Edward C. Platt)
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Hoak Wayne
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Roy Carter
Joseph Granby ...
R.J. Courtney
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Sam
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Bertha
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Reporter
Joanne Jordan ...
Brunette
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Blonde
Dorothy Porter ...
Secretary
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Benjie Bancroft ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Hotel Floorlady (uncredited)
Paul Bradley ...
Maitre d' (uncredited)
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Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dick Cherney ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Carl Christian ...
Ben - Bartender (uncredited)
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Boy on Electric Hobbyhorse (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Doorman (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Marion Gray ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
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College Boy at Party (uncredited)
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Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Beer Drinker (uncredited)
Carlene King Johnson ...
College Girl at Party (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 (uncredited) (voice)
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Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
Colleen McClatchey ...
College Girl at Party (uncredited)
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Commuter (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz ...
Small plane attendant (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Bailiff (uncredited)
Barbara O'Brien ...
Woman (uncredited)
Susan Odin ...
Marylee as a Girl (uncredited) (voice)
Cynthia Patrick ...
Waitress (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Perry ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Power ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Beer Drinker (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Hal Taggart ...
Prosecution Staff Lawyer (uncredited)
Blaine Turner ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Mitch as a Boy (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Douglas Sirk

Written by

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George Zuckerman ... (screenplay)
 
Robert Wilder ... (based on the novel by)

Produced by

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Albert Zugsmith ... producer

Music by

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Frank Skinner

Cinematography by

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Russell Metty ... director of photography

Editing by

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Russell F. Schoengarth

Editorial Department

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William Fritzsche ... color consultant: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Robert Clatworthy
Alexander Golitzen

Set Decoration by

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Russell A. Gausman ... (set decorations)
Julia Heron ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Bill Thomas ... (gowns)
Jay A. Morley Jr. ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Joan St. Oegger ... hair stylist
Bud Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Norman Deming ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Holland ... assistant director
Wilson Shyer ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey ... sound
Robert Pritchard ... sound
William Lambert ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Edward L. Sandlin ... sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Clifford Stine ... special photography

Music Department

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Joseph Gershenson ... music supervisor
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty A. Griffin ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Richard Mayer ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

On 24 October 1955, the hard-working geologist of the Hadley Oil Company Mitch Wayne meets the executive secretary Lucy Moore in the office of her boss Bill Ryan in New York and invites her to go to a conference with the alcoholic playboy and son of a tycoon Kyle Hadley. On the way of the meeting, he confesses that they had traveled from Houston to New York to satisfy the wish of the reckless Kyle, who is his best friend since their childhood, of eating a sandwich from club 21 and the meeting was just a pretext to Kyle's father Jasper Hadley. Mitch and Kyle immediately fall in love for Lucy, and Kyle unsuccessfully uses his money to impress Lucy; then he opens his heart and proposes Lucy. They get married and travel to Acapulco and the insecure Kyle stops drinking. Meanwhile, Kyle's sister Marylee is an easy woman and has a non-corresponded crush on Mitch who sees her as a sister. One year later, Kyle discovers that he has a problem and might be sterile and starts drinking again. The jealous Marylee poisons Kyle telling that his wife and Mitch are having a love affair. When Lucy finds that she is pregnant, Kyle believes that the baby belongs to Mitch and his mistrust leads to a tragedy. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Écrit sur du vent (France)
  • In den Wind geschrieben (Germany)
  • Escrito sobre el viento (Spain)
  • Escrit en el vent (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Dårskabens timer (Denmark)
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  • 99 min
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Trivia Despite Rock Hudson's pleasant camaraderie with everyone on the set and his apparent happiness in his marriage, Dorothy Malone said she found him to be somewhat of a loner who hid his feelings of sadness and insecurity. Nevertheless, she developed a bond with him that helped her through moments of tension on the set. "Rock gave me that sense of security whenever I worked with him." See more »
Goofs Although set in Texas, all cars in the film have clearly visible California plates. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more »
Soundtracks Written on the Wind See more »
Quotes Marylee Hadley: I'm allergic to politeness.
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