CLASSICS-Written on the Wind

Front Row Classics is taking a look at one of the most popular films in the catalog of Douglas Sirk. Brandon and Emmett Stanton discuss 1956's Written on the Wind. The hosts celebrate Sirk's signature style and melodramatic tone that permeate through all his films. The two also discuss the star studded cast including Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack and an Oscar-winning performance by Dorothy Malone. We also make the connections between films like this and the modern American soap opera.