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.

"This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend!"

Credits

Douglas SirkDirector

Rock HudsonMitch Wayne

Lauren BacallLucy Moore Hadley

Robert StackKyle Hadley

Dorothy MaloneMarylee Hadley