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Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
278 audience votes
Key crew
- George ZuckermanScreenplay
- Douglas SirkDirector
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rock HudsonMitch Wayne
- Lauren BacallLucy Moore Hadley
- Robert StackKyle Hadley
- Dorothy MaloneMarylee Hadley
- Robert KeithJasper Hadley
- Grant WilliamsBiff Miley
- Robert J. WilkeDan Willis
- Edward PlattDr. Paul Cochrane
- Harry ShannonHoak Wayne
- John LarchRoy Carter
- Joseph GranbyR.J. Courtney
- Roy GlennSam
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booktexasnymphomaniacalcoholicoil barontragic