Movie · 1954
Magnificent Obsession
“This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession”
Released 7 August 1954 108 min Drama / Romance More from 1954 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Otto Kruger
as Edward Randolph
Paul Cavanagh
as Dr. Henry Giraud
Alexander Campbell
as Dr. Allan
John Mylong
as Dr. Hofer
Fred Nurney
as Dr. Laradetti
Rudolph Anders
as Dr. Albert Fuss
Agnes Moorehead
as Nancy Ashford
Helen Kleeb
as Mrs. Eden
Mae Clarke
as Mrs. Miller
Richard H. Cutting
as Dr. Derwin Dodge
Jane Wyman
as Helen Phillips
Rock Hudson
as Bob Merrick
Barbara Rush
as Joyce Phillips
Gregg Palmer
as Tom Masterson
Sara Shane
as Valerie Daniels
Judy Nugent
as Judy
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The numbers
55years between the oldest and youngest billed
68Otto Kruger — oldest on the call sheet
13Judy Nugent — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast