“Magnificent Obsession” is a melodrama about a wealthy young playboy who inadvertently causes the death of his town’s respected physician. He experiences a conversion to Christianity, and tries to make amends, to make a long story short. Director John M. Stahl (“Back Street” 1932) made this taut movie from a screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman, and George O’Neil, adapted from the 1929 novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Doulgas.
The cast includes Irene Dunn, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness, Arthur Treacher, Sarah Haden, Ralph Morgan, Henry Armetta, Arthur Hoyt, and Cora Sue Collins. Robert Taylor became a big star as a result of this role. Furness later went on to a consumer advocate career as Special Assistant to President Lyndon Johnson (1967-1969), and consumer reporter on NBC’s “The Today Show” (1976-1992). Treacher had quite a movie career from 1929-1964, and was the announcer and co-host on “The Merv Griffin Show” (1965-1970).
The watchable “Magnificent Obsession” was a hit at the box office for producer John M. Stahl and Universal Pictures. A remake also called “Magnificent Obsession” came out in 1954 from Universal starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson.
Magnificent Obsession (1935)
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“Magnificent Obsession” is a melodrama about a wealthy young playboy who inadvertently causes the death of his town’s respected physician. He experiences a conversion to Christianity, and tries to make amends, to make a long story short. Director John M. Stahl (“Back Street” 1932) made this taut movie from a screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman, and George O’Neil, adapted from the 1929 novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Doulgas.
The cast includes Irene Dunn, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness, Arthur Treacher, Sarah Haden, Ralph Morgan, Henry Armetta, Arthur Hoyt, and Cora Sue Collins. Robert Taylor became a big star as a result of this role. Furness later went on to a consumer advocate career as Special Assistant to President Lyndon Johnson (1967-1969), and consumer reporter on NBC’s “The Today Show” (1976-1992). Treacher had quite a movie career from 1929-1964, and was the announcer and co-host on “The Merv Griffin Show” (1965-1970).
The watchable “Magnificent Obsession” was a hit at the box office for producer John M. Stahl and Universal Pictures. A remake also called “Magnificent Obsession” came out in 1954 from Universal starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson.