Magnificent Obsession (1935 film)

Magnificent Obsession
Movie poster
Directed byJohn M. Stahl
Screenplay bySarah Y. Mason
Victor Heerman
George O'Neil
Based onMagnificent Obsession
1929 novel
by Lloyd C. Douglas
Produced byJohn M. Stahl
StarringIrene Dunne
Robert Taylor
Charles Butterworth
CinematographyJohn J. Mescall
Edited byMilton Carruth
Music byFranz Waxman
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 30, 1935 (1935-12-30)
Running time
112 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$948,697

Magnificent Obsession is a 1935 melodrama film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas. The film was adapted by Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman, and George O'Neil, directed by John M. Stahl, and stars Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, and Betty Furness.