Magnificent Obsession (1954)
This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
- Date of release
- 1954-08-07
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (149)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Douglas Sirk
Casting
- Jane Wyman — Helen Phillips
- Rock Hudson — Bob Merrick
- Barbara Rush — Joyce Phillips
- Agnes Moorehead — Nancy Ashford
- Otto Kruger — Edward Randolph
- Gregg Palmer — Tom Masterson
- Paul Cavanagh — Dr. Henry Giraud
- Sara Shane — Valerie Daniels
- Richard H. Cutting — Dr. Derwin Dodge
- Judy Nugent — Judy
- Helen Kleeb — Mrs. Eden
- Rudolph Anders — Dr. Albert Fuss
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