WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Douglas Sirk

Written by - George Zuckerman (based on the novel by Robert Wilder)

Starring - Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone

"The soap opera like tale of the Hadleys, a wealthy Texas family on a path to self destruction due to alcohol, that can only be witnessed marginally by the helpless wife and a best friend. Sirk was a filmmaker who made a sloppy genre art, and a intimate portrayal of serious down to earth themes, this one being alcoholism. However, it is not only within the screenplay that lies the quality of the movie; it is also within the great cast and a wonderful art direction and cinematography."

Drama, USA