Forrest Gump
Comedy · Drama
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Film / 1956
Written on the Wind
Directed by
Douglas Sirk
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.
The story
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.
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
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Maidie NormanBertha
William SchallertReporter
Joanne JordanBrunette
Dani CrayneBlonde
Dorothy PorterSecretary
Benjie BancroftCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lulu Mae BohrmanParty Guest (uncredited)
Gail BonneyHotel Floorlady (uncredited)
Paul BradleyMaitre d' (uncredited)
Robert BrubakerHotel Manager (uncredited)
Boyd CabeenReporter (uncredited)
George CalligaRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dick CherneyRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Carl ChristianBen the Bartender (uncredited)
Kevin CorcoranBoy on Electric Hobbyhorse (uncredited)
Oliver CrossRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
George DeNormandDoorman (uncredited)
Tom FerrandiniRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bess FlowersRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Herschel GrahamParty Guest (uncredited)
Marion GrayCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Stuart HallCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Chuck HamiltonPoliceman (uncredited)
Don C. HarveyHotel Doorman (uncredited)
Phil HarveyCollege Boy at Party (uncredited)
Bert HollandCourt Clerk (uncredited)
Jane HowardBeer Drinker (uncredited)
Chester JonesAttendant (uncredited)
Glen KramerCollege Boy at Party (uncredited)
Perk LazelleCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
King LockwoodCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Robert LydenKyle as a Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Robert MalcolmHotel Proprietor (uncredited)
Colleen McClatcheyCollege Girl at Party (uncredited)
Mathew McCueCommuter (uncredited)
Harold MillerRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ralph MoratzPlane Attendant (uncredited)
Barry NortonCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Ron NymanBailiff (uncredited)
Susan OdinMarylee as a Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Cynthia PatrickWaitress (uncredited)
Jack PerrinCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Charles PerryCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Paul PowerRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Floyd SimmonsBeer Drinker (uncredited)
Ray SpikerBar Patron (uncredited)
Norman StevansRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Hal TaggartProsecution Staff Lawyer (uncredited)
Blaine TurnerWaiter (uncredited)
Robert WinansMitch as a Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Carlene King JohnsonCollege Girl at Party (uncredited)
Barbara O'BrienWoman (uncredited)
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