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6.9 / 10 1h 39min

Drama Romance

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.

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Review by user65q5tbgc7d

Just Like A Steamy Summer Night In Texas....

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Review by SunlitSparrow

Superbly Overheated Sirk Melodrama

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Review by user506nko2ufbo

Love with the Wind(s) of change

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Review by RainbowRaven

Trash, greed, and lust topple a rich Texas family

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Review by NeonNinja

Douglas Sirk stretching melodrama to its limits.

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Review by user1939bjof1bq

Lifestyles of the sad and the rich...a Sirkian melodramatic masterpiece.

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Review by user328gqitntlv

An early influence on "The Godfather"

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Review by user643rqdf44gn

Overwrought melodrama about rich and perverse as only Sirk could make them

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Review by user6621shxth8

Rich in money and poor in heart

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Review by user704oh6gnrti

Fever Dream Intensity, Soap Opera Silliness

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