Movie joan crawford possessed

Clark gable is very handsome in this one, and the story is still relevant today. Possessed 1947 official trailer joan crawford, van heflin thriller. Possessed is a film delving into the intricacies of the mind and mental illness. Possessed 1931 this is a great precode melodrama about a poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks trying. The second was the 1947 film possessed 1947, for which she received an oscar nomination. Tragedy the hays office ripped the guts out of the movies. Possessed is a 1947 american film noir psychological drama directed by curtis bernhardt, starring joan crawford, van heflin, and raymond massey in a tale. Joan crawford shines as the woman afflicted but does not realise she is suffering.

Video of possessed full movie for fans of joan crawford. Possessed is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by clarence brown, starring joan crawford and clark gable, and released by metrogoldwynmayer. Van heflin is the man and, as usual, gives one of his fine performances. Possessed 1947 joan crawford scene 6 the starcase scene. Possessed, psychological film with joan crawford as the. Joan crawford shines as the woman afflicted but does not realise she is suffering until dire circumstances result in her actions of being obsessed by a man. Crawford is possessed by the maddest love a woman ever knew. We first meet joan crawford, star of the moody flashbackfest possessed, wandering aimlessly through the city streets, moaning daviddavid. She goes to pieces in public and is rushed to the mental ward, where a team of psychiatrists try to find out who she is and where shes been. Possessed is a 1947 film starring joan crawford, van heflin and raymond massey. Overview of possessed, 1947, directed by curtis bernhardt, with joan crawford, van heflin, raymond massey, at turner classic movies. Her as gables girlfriend could be called typecasting.

Another coup for joan crawford, 1947s possessed joan costarred with clark gable in a 1938 film of the same name, sees the star in a great vehicle in which. First, its a joan crawford vehicle, one fashioned to remind viewers of mildred pierce, which is mentioned in the films trailer. The last time we saw joan crawford, in the warners humoresquethe last time, that is, before just seeing her in that same studios possessedshe was walking out into the ocean with the. Possessed 1947 film possessed is a 1947 american film noir psychological drama directed by curtis bernhardt, starring joan crawford, van heflin, and raymond massey in a tale about an unstable womans obsession with her exlover. Taken to a mental hospital, she weaves a harrowing tale of insanity, murder and the passion by which. Crawford plays a woman slowly descending into insanity. With joan crawford, van heflin, raymond massey, geraldine brooks. Why bette davis and joan crawfords feud lasted a lifetime. Miss crawfords role in possessed is universal because millions of people are doing what her character in the film is doingunlike crystal allen in the women, who is purely out for herself, in this case miss crawfords marian just wants to better herself and get away from turnips. Quirk, the films of joan crawford, the citadel press, secaucus, new jersey, 1968 isbn 08065 00085. Joan crawford lets us have it in possessed popmatters.

If you like to see joan suffering in minks and mansions this is for you. The ending is a bit short though, these old pre1930s movies all end abruptly with the end. We first meet joan crawford, star of this moody flashbackfest. Joan crawford did another movie of the same, possessed in 1947. Possessed does have a few very good insights into the selfabasing aggressiveness of unrequited love. The film is the story of marian martin, a factory worker who rises to the top as the mistress of a wealthy attorney. This movie of obsession has been replayed much better since possessed but it is nonetheless a memorable film thanks to the great joan crawford. Bette davis reportedly once said of her hollywood archnemesis, i wouldnt piss on joan crawford if she were on fire. I think that possessed was later remade in 1947 with joan crawford doing van heflin. From joan crawfords early days as a flapper through to the grand guignol nightmare of what ever happened to baby jane.

This makes crawford the only star to appear in two completely different films with identical titles. This movie of obsession has been replayed much better since possessed but it. The first of two films with this title joan crawford appeared in. The screenplay by ranald macdougall and silvia richards was based upon a story by rita weiman.