Possessed

Release Date:

Jul 26, 1947

Running Time:

1:48

Genre:

Thriller

Director:

Curtis Bernhardt

Cast:

Joan Crawford	Louise Howell Graham
Van Heflin	David Sutton
Raymond Massey	Dean Graham
Geraldine Brooks	Carol Graham
Stanley Ridges	Dr. Harvey Williard
John Ridgely	Lt. Harker
Nana Bryant	Bit Part (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen	Dr. Ames
Erskine Sanford	Dr. Max Sherman
Gerald Perreau	Wynn Graham
Isabel Withers	Nurse Rosen
Lisa Golm	Elsie, the Maid
Douglas Kennedy	Assistant District Attorney
Monte Blue	Norris, the Caretaker
Don McGuire	Dr. Craig
Rory Mallinson	Coroner's Assistant
Clifton Young	Intern
Griff Barnett	Coroner
Ralph Dunn	Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
Max Wagner	Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Dick Bartell	Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe	Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Rose Plummer	Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

Producers:

Jack L. Warner , Jerry Wald

Writers:

Ranald MacDougall, Lawrence Menkin, Silvia Richards, Rita Weiman

Language:

English

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After collapsing, disoriented, in a Los Angeles diner, Louise recounts the events of her life to a psychiatrist. While working as a nurse for the wife of wealthy Dean Graham, she falls in love with the Grahams' neighbor, David, who rejects her affection. Following the death of Dean's wife, Louise becomes the new Mrs. Graham, but her dangerous fixation on David continues. She grows increasingly unstable as her obsession leads to madness and violence.

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