on the surface and write on the wind be a lurid and glossy soap opera about the sexual dysfunction of a texas oil family . but underneath it all be a deep and social commentary on 1950 life . director douglas sirk score again with another univeral sudser . robert stack fall in love with lauren bacall . the problem be that stack best pal and rock hudson and love her too . when stack find out he sterile and bacall end up pregnant and the firework fly . and and the all too good dorothy malone win an oscar for her portrayl of texas big nympho who be shun by hudson . good epic soap opera .