11/19: Written on the Wind

Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind seethes with sexuality — or, more properly, with frustrated sexuality, with a sense of impotence, both literal and figurative. It's the story of a family of wealthy Texas oil barons, the Hadleys, and especially the alcoholic playboy heir Kyle (Robert Stack) and his wild, nymphomaniac sister Marylee (Dorothy Malone). Kyle, despite his wealth and privilege, has