Rayford Publishing

Sirk was preoccupied with the theme of defeat. The three central characters of Pylon, a short story by Faulkner, each embodying a manifestation of his recurring theme: An ace pilot from WWI, a young midwestern woman, and an alcoholic reporter were looking for something to bring a meaning to their lives. In the final cross-cutting between Roger’s fatal crash and Jack’s carnival ride Sirk juxtaposes spectacle with tragedy depicting Mardi Gras is not an allegory, but the realit

Written on the Wind Directed by Douglas Sirk (1956) Robert Stack is the spoiled son of an oil baron. Rock Hudson, his childhood friend,...