Magnificent Obsession
1954, NR, 108 min. Directed by Douglas Sirk. Starring Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., May 11, 2000
In this remake of John Stahl’s 1935 film, Hudson plays a drunken playboy who mends his ways and becomes a surgeon in order to repair the eyesight of the woman (Wyman) he blinded in a car accident. This outrageous story was a popular success and sealed Hudson’s stardom.
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Magnificent Obsession, Douglas Sirk, Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead
