Magnificent Obsession

19541h 48m6.9(148)

DramaRomance

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.

CountryUnited States of America

GenreDrama, Romance

ReleaseAugust 7, 1954

DirectorDouglas Sirk

ProductionUniversal International Pictures

CastJane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush

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