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In all your life you've seen no portrayals to match the thrill of the unquenchable love of Joan Crawford for Van Heflin in "Possessed"!
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After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
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Forbidden LoveUncovering Hidden IdentitiesLove TriangleMarital StrugglesFlashbacksPsychological ManipulationCatatonic StateAttempt To Regain SanityUndiagnosed Mental IllnessComplex Backstory




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Directed by: Curtis Bernhardt, Leo F. Forbstein, Joseph A. Valentine
Produced by: Jack L. Warner, Jerry Wald
Composed by: Franz Waxman
Cast

Joan Crawford
Louise Howell

Van Heflin
David Sutton

Raymond Massey
Dean Graham

Geraldine Brooks
Carol Graham

Stanley Ridges
Dr. Willard

John Ridgely
Chief investigator of drowning

Moroni Olsen
Dr. Ames - Mrs. Smith's psychiatrist

Erskine Sanford
Dr. Sherman - Graham's physician at inquest

Peter Miles
Wynn Graham

Lisa Golm
Elsie - Graham's maid in DC
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