Obsession (1949 film) a body by dissolving it in acid. This had similarities to the John George Haigh case. Accordingly, the British Board of Film Censors refused to grant the film a certificate for a time and its release was held up. "Variety" wrote that the film is slow paced at first but becomes suspenseful. "The New York Times" called it "a first-rate study in suspense and abnormal psychology". Kendal Patterson of the "Los Angeles Times" described it as an early predecessor of "Fatal Attraction". Obsession (1949 film) Obsession, released in the US as The Hidden Room, is a 1949 British crime film
Magnificent Obsession (1954 film) Magnificent Obsession (1954 film) Magnificent Obsession is a 1954 Technicolor drama romantic film directed by Douglas Sirk starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. The screenplay was written by Robert Blees and Wells Root, after the 1929 book "Magnificent Obsession" by Lloyd C. Douglas. The film was produced by Ross Hunter. Sirk sometimes claimed that the story was based distantly on the Greek legend of Alcestis. In 1935 Universal Studios introduced "Magnificent Obsession" starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor, based on Lloyd C. Douglas' book. Spoiled playboy Bob Merrick's (Rock Hudson) reckless behavior causes him to lose control of his speedboat.