Magnificent Obsession
This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession
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8/7/1954Runtime
108 minsOverview
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.
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A lavish melodrama about a careless man driven to transform himself through love and atonement. It's emotionally heightened and operatic, unafraid of its own romantic intensity.
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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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