Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1954-08-07) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Lloyd C. Douglas, Robert Blees, Wells Root |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, English |
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- 20391: Jane Wyman - Helen Phillips
- 18735: Rock Hudson - Bob Merrick
- 74542: Barbara Rush - Joyce Phillips
- 11025: Agnes Moorehead - Nancy Ashford
- 4071: Otto Kruger - Edward Randolph
- 16071: Gregg Palmer - Tom Masterson
- 96064: Paul Cavanagh - Dr. Henry Giraud
Crews
- 51727: Robert Blees - Screenplay - Writing
- 46712: Douglas Sirk - Director - Directing
- 960709: Emrich Nicholson - Art Direction - Art
- 96253: Wells Root - Adaptation - Writing
- 13809: Russell Metty - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1154117: Lloyd C. Douglas - Novel - Writing
- 1552: Milton Carruth - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Doc Rock and the playboy redemption. Magnificent Obsession is adapted from a novel by Lloyd C Douglas, and it had been previously filmed back in 1935 with Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor in the leads. Here the piece is directed by melodrama maestro Douglas Sirk and features Jane Wy ....
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