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04/10/1956 Drama, Romance 1h 39m
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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.

  1. Douglas Sirk

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rock Hudson

    Mitch Wayne

  2. Lauren Bacall

    Lucy Moore Hadley

  3. Robert Stack

    Kyle Hadley

  4. Dorothy Malone

    Marylee Hadley

  5. Robert Keith

    Jasper Hadley

  6. Grant Williams

    Biff Miley

  7. Robert J. Wilke

    Dan Willis

  8. Edward Platt

    Dr. Paul Cochrane

  9. Harry Shannon

    Hoak Wayne

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-12-14
I don’t suppose there is anything very original about this plot. Very rich, widowed, oil man “Jasper” (Ian Keith) has two spoilt grown-up children. “Kyle” (Robert Stack) is a wastrel alcoholic, “Marylee” (Dorothy Malone) is a lady of, let’s say, easy virtue. The son is best friends with the company’s geologist “Mitch” (Rock Hudson) and it’s these two men who meet the secretary “Lucy” (Lauren Bacall). Both take an instant shine to her, and after some vulgar displays from “Kyle” you might have put your cash on her choosing “Mitch”, but for some pretty inexplic...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,300,000.00

Revenue
$4,300,000.00

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