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.

• DirectorDouglas Sirk
• Release4 October 1956
• Genre
  Drama / Romance
• Duration1h 39m
• Budget$1,300,000
• Revenue$4,300,000
• Rate
  

  6.9
  233 reviews
• Productions

  Universal Pictures