Debauchery and deceit abound in this lurid tale of a pair of self-destructive siblings spoiled by their father's oil wealth. Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone play a spoiled brother and sister enslaved by their personal demons. When Stack marries the beautiful Lauren Bacall, she keeps him on the straight and narrow for a while, until the death of their father and Malone's petty jealousies set them back on a path to disaster. Rock Hudson also co-stars in this powerful melodrama directed by the master of thegenre, Douglas Sirk.
Debauchery and deceit abound in this lurid tale of a pair of self-destructive siblings spoiled by their father's oil wealth. Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone play a spoiled brother and sister enslaved by their personal demons. When Stack marries the beautiful Lauren Bacall, she keeps him on the straight and narrow for a while, until the death of their father and Malone's petty jealousies set them back on a path to disaster. Rock Hudson also co-stars in this powerful melodrama directed by the master of thegenre, Douglas Sirk.
