"This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession"
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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Jane WymanHelen Phillips
Rock HudsonBob Merrick
Barbara RushJoyce Phillips
Agnes MooreheadNancy Ashford
Otto KrugerEdward Randolph
Gregg PalmerTom Masterson
Paul CavanaghDr. Henry Giraud
Sara ShaneValerie Daniels
Richard H. CuttingDr. Derwin Dodge
Judy NugentJudy
Helen KleebMrs. Eden
Rudolph AndersDr. Albert Fuss
Fred NurneyDr. Laradetti
John MylongDr. Hofer
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