Film

Magnificent Obsession

Name: Magnificent Obsession
Director: Douglas Sirk
Released: 1954
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger

1954 · 108 min · ★ 6.8 · Dir. Douglas Sirk

The Great Love Story... by the author of "THE ROBE"

When churlish, spoiled rich man Bob Merrick foolishly wrecks his speedboat, the rescue team resuscitates him with equipment therefore unavailable to aid a local hero, Dr. Wayne Phillips, who dies as a result. Phillips had helped many people, and when Merrick learns of the doctor's way of life-- That is, to selflessly give of himself and his finances, in secret-- Bob attempts it in a ham-handed way. From then on, the lives of Helen Phillips and Bob Merrick intersect, first in tragedy, then in love.