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Magnificent Obsession (1935)

Magnificent Obsession poster
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy playboy accidentally causes a woman's blindness. He tries to make amends by studying medicine to heal her.

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What happens

Magnificent Obsession is a 1935 American melodrama film directed by John M. Stahl from a screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman, and George O'Neil, based on the 1929 novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. The film stars Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, and Betty Furness. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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