Magnificent Obsession (1954)1h48
Drama · Romance
Director Douglas Sirk (7.2 avg)
Also directed All That Heaven Allows, Imitation of Life, Written on the Wind, and 42 more
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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Cast
Jane Wyman
Rock Hudson
Barbara Rush
Agnes Moorehead
Otto Kruger
Gregg Palmer
Paul Cavanagh
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