Magnificent Obsession

Directed by
John M. Stahl
Starring
Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth
Duration
110 min.
Year
1935

After the accidental death of a renowned surgeon, his widow, suffering from lightning blindness, accepts the help of a young man who, for love, sacrifices himself to save her. Carried by a duo of actors who propel this little gem to the top of Hollywood melodrama, a tearful film whose Douglas Sirk, totally charmed by this first version, will make a remake that will propel this simple and generous script to the top of the 7th Art.

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