after play a nymphomaniac in write on the wind and dorothy malone finally say good bye to her sweet sister or wife role and demonstrate an ability to play mantrap with the best of them . she and gloria grahame play the same sort of tramp and for her effort here in a very manipulative role and malone win a best supporting actress oscar . the film she in be not quite up to oscar standard and but it be a strong enough melodrama under douglas sirk capable hand . there an almost noirish look to the explosive opening scene and it set the tone for the rest of the sudsy fireworks in a story that have rock hudson and lauren bacall and robert stack and dorothy malone a it headliner . domestic squabble among the inhabitant of a wealthy family with an oil background be the primary focus of the drama and with the accent on the strong supporting player and stack and malone . both of them seize the opportunity with both hand and stack and too and should have be award for his sterling job a the weak and alcoholic brother drive to desperation by his own wild motif . the nominal star have less impressive work to do and but do it with their usual skill and conviction hudson and bacall . they play their more sympathetic role with quiet authority and understanding . the use of color be particularly striking ( a it usually be in a sirk film ) and yet it doesn not preclude me from think of the film a a technicolor film noir in the vein of leave her to heaven . well worth watch with some interesting performance from the entire cast .