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07/08/1954 Drama, Romance 1h 48m
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This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession

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.

  1. Douglas Sirk

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jane Wyman

    Helen Phillips

  2. Rock Hudson

    Bob Merrick

  3. Barbara Rush

    Joyce Phillips

  4. Agnes Moorehead

    Nancy Ashford

  5. Otto Kruger

    Edward Randolph

  6. Gregg Palmer

    Tom Masterson

  7. Paul Cavanagh

    Dr. Henry Giraud

  8. Sara Shane

    Valerie Daniels

  9. Richard H. Cutting

    Dr. Derwin Dodge

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-03-12
I felt a bit sorry for poor old “Bob” (Rock Hudson) in this. Sure, he’s an obnoxious and selfish playboy but when he gets involved in an accident that requires the resuscitator he awakens to quite a lot of disdain from those in the hospital. Why? Well it seems that at the same time, a local surgeon got into difficulties of his own and as the machine was busy elsewhere, well he perished. “Bob” is fairly upset by this news, so offers the hospital $25,000 to pay his bill and get it another gadget. This only seems to make matters worse for the recently widowed “Helen” (Jane Wyman) wh...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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