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Lääkärin omatunto

Original title: Magnificent Obsession
  • 19351935
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 52m
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Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
DramaRomance
The life of spoiled rich Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's only resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death of... Read allThe life of spoiled rich Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's only resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death of Dr. Hudson, a selfless, brilliant surgeon and generous philanthropist. Merrick falls for ... Read allThe life of spoiled rich Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's only resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death of Dr. Hudson, a selfless, brilliant surgeon and generous philanthropist. Merrick falls for Hudson's widow, Helen, though she holds him responsible for her husband's demise. One day,... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
53,028
2,338
  • Director
    • John M. Stahl
  • Writers
    • Sarah Y. Mason(screenplay)
    • Victor Heerman(screenplay)
    • George O'Neil(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Robert Taylor
    • Charles Butterworth
Top credits
  • Director
    • John M. Stahl
  • Writers
    • Sarah Y. Mason(screenplay)
    • Victor Heerman(screenplay)
    • George O'Neil(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Robert Taylor
    • Charles Butterworth
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    • 21User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Robert Taylor and Irene Dunne in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Robert Taylor and Irene Dunne in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Robert Taylor and Charles Butterworth in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, and Betty Furness in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Irene Dunne and Cora Sue Collins in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Robert Taylor and Margaret Brayton in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Betty Furness in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Robert Taylor and Irene Dunne in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Irene Dunne in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)
    Robert Taylor and Irene Dunne in Lääkärin omatunto (1935)

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    Irene Dunne
    Irene Dunne
    • Helen Hudson
    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Robert Merrick
    Charles Butterworth
    Charles Butterworth
    • Tommy Masterson
    Betty Furness
    Betty Furness
    • Joyce Hudson
    Sara Haden
    Sara Haden
    • Mrs. Nancy Ashford
    Ralph Morgan
    Ralph Morgan
    • Randolph
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Tony
    Gilbert Emery
    Gilbert Emery
    • Doctor Ramsay
    Arthur Treacher
    Arthur Treacher
    • Horace
    Beryl Mercer
    Beryl Mercer
    • Mrs. Eden
    Alyce Ardell
    Alyce Ardell
    • Elise
    Theodore von Eltz
    Theodore von Eltz
    • Dr. Preston
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Butler
    Arthur Hoyt
    Arthur Hoyt
    • Perry
    Cora Sue Collins
    Cora Sue Collins
    • Ruth
    Marion Clayton Anderson
    • Amy
    • (uncredited)
    William Arnold
    • Chief Inspector
    • (uncredited)
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Man on Pier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John M. Stahl
    • Writers
      • Sarah Y. Mason(screenplay)
      • Victor Heerman(screenplay)
      • George O'Neil(screenplay)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This film is featured as a bonus on "Magnificent Obsession" (1954), released by the Criterion Collection, spine #457.
    • Goofs
      When operating on Helen's eyes, Merrick asks for an otoscope. He should have asked for an opthalmoscope, which is what he was using. An otoscope is for ears.
    • Quotes

      Robert Merrick: Take back to the cook and tell her that if she brings back again, I'm gonna buy this hospital and fire her and everybody else in it. I want some decent breakfast.

      Nurse: It's the same breakfast we serve all the patients.

      Robert Merrick: Yeah, but I am "The Special".

    • Alternate versions
      All prints now in circulation run 102 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Universal Story (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
      (uncredited)

      Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Played under the opening credits

    User reviews21

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    literature turned into film
    I saw this movie only once while in high school, many years ago. I have many times seen the Rock Hudson/Jane Wyman version and re-watch it, just because the story is so good in its purest form. The RH and JW version is truly sappy, and must have been one of the top ten to help coin the phrase "Chick Flick". The story is so much better told through it's literature, but like so many, I love to see literature come to life, and see if the Director and Producers have any likenesses to my own imagination. Lloyd C Douglas was a dear man, I'm sure, as an author I found him a bit sophomoric, but nonetheless, enjoyable. His others books, are in the same vein, and worth reading, especially "White Banners", which is also made into a film, with the same overtones as "Magnificent Obsession". Another one of his books worth noting, is "Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal", which isn't a true sequel, but sheds light on the theory that lights M.O.'s fire.
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    • melvr1967
    • Aug 18, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1937 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Magnificent Obsession
    • Filming locations
      • Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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