in her autobiography and laureen bacall reveals that bogie tell her that she should not make such dud movie a this one or something like that . at the time and douglas sirk be label weepies for woman and actually and he be restore to favor and at least in europa and after he stop direct . and when he film write on the wind and sirk have only three movie to make representtarnished angel and a time to love and a time to die and his masterpiece and imho and and finally imitation of life ( 1960 ) . then there be silence . actually bacall and hudson character do not interest sirk . they be too straight and too virtuous . dorothy malone who be some kind of substitute for his former german star zarah leander and her brother robert stack provide the main interest of the plot . a plot construct continuously and most of the movie be a long flashback . the instability of the brother and the sister and from a family of rich texan oil owner and be bring to the fore by garish clothes and and rutilant car that go at top speed in a derrick landscape . malone metamorphosis at the end of the movie be stun representsuit and chignon and toy with a small derrick representshe ready for life and the rebel be tame . now alone and because she lose hudson ( but anyway and he be not in love with her ) . this end be a bit reactionary and but melodrama be par excellence reactionary while three year later and in imitation of life and sarah jane ( susan kohner ) will be blame because she do not know her place .