Possessed (1947)
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- Approved
- 1h 48min
- Crime, Drama
- 26 Jul 1947 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Joan Crawford | ... |
Louise Howell
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Van Heflin | ... |
David Sutton
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Raymond Massey | ... |
Dean Graham
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Geraldine Brooks | ... |
Carol Graham
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Stanley Ridges | ... |
Dr. Harvey Willard
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John Ridgely | ... |
Harker
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Moroni Olsen | ... |
Dr. Ames
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Erskine Sanford | ... |
Dr. Max Sherman
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Peter Miles | ... |
Wynn Graham
(as Gerald Perreau)
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Jakob Gimpel | ... |
Pianist
(as Jacob Gimpel)
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Isabel Withers | ... |
Nurse Rosen
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Lisa Golm | ... |
Elsie
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Douglas Kennedy | ... |
Asst. District Attorney
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Monte Blue | ... |
Norris
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Don McGuire | ... |
Dr. Craig
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Rory Mallinson | ... |
Coroner's Assistant
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Clifton Young | ... |
Interne
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Griff Barnett | ... |
Coroner
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
John Alban | ... |
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
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Richard Bartell | ... |
Man in Cafe (uncredited)
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Mary Bayless | ... |
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
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Brooks Benedict | ... |
Man in Concert Audience (uncredited)
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William A. Boardway | ... |
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Man on Church Steps (uncredited)
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Nana Bryant | ... |
Pauline Graham (uncredited)
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Wheaton Chambers | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Tristram Coffin | ... |
Tom - Man at Concert (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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Nell Craig | ... |
Dr. Ames' Nurse (uncredited)
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Bunty Cutler | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Sayre Dearing | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Harry Denny | ... |
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
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Ralph Dunn | ... |
Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
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Creighton Hale | ... |
Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)
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Jane Harker | ... |
First College Girl (uncredited)
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Eddie Hart | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Paul Kruger | ... |
Man in Hospital Corridor (uncredited)
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Joseph La Cava | ... |
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
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Perk Lazelle | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Peggy Leon | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Max Linder | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Robert Lowell | ... |
Face (uncredited)
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Frank Marlowe | ... |
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
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Philo McCullough | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Charles Meakin | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Martha Montgomery | ... |
Second College Girl (uncredited)
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Jack Mower | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien | ... |
Tommy (uncredited)
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Sarah Padden | ... |
Mrs. Norris - Caretaker's Wife (uncredited)
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Louis Payne | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Rose Plumer | ... |
Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
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Alexander Pollard | ... |
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
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Jack Richardson | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Loretta Russell | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Henry Sylvester | ... |
Dean's Secretary (uncredited)
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Max Wagner | ... |
Man in Cafe (uncredited)
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Richard Walsh | ... |
Face (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
Curtis Bernhardt |
Written by
Silvia Richards | ... | (screenplay) and |
Ranald MacDougall | ... | (screenplay) |
Rita Weiman | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Jerry Wald | ... | producer |
Jack L. Warner | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Franz Waxman |
Cinematography by
Joseph A. Valentine | ... | director of photography (as Joseph Valentine) |
Sidney Hickox | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Rudi Fehr |
Art Direction by
Anton Grot |
Set Decoration by
Fred M. MacLean |
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Louis Baum | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sherry Shourds | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Robert B. Lee | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Robert Burks | ... | special effects |
William C. McGann | ... | special effects director (as William McGann) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adrian | ... | wardrobe: Miss Crawford |
Bernard Newman | ... | wardrobe |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
Leonid Raab | ... | orchestral arranger |
Additional Crew
Herschel Daugherty | ... | dialogue director |
Donald P. Desmond | ... | set construction (uncredited) |
George Thompson | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1947) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1947) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1947) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Dominant Pictures Corporation (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RCA Sound System (sound recording system)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Sonovox (talking sound)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A woman wanders the streets of Los Angeles in some sort of emotional distress. She is also under some delusion as she approaches many men, strangers who she calls "David." Eventually, an ambulance is called, the attendants who take her to the hospital, where she is eventually placed in the psychiatric ward. Placing her under some medication to help her remember, Dr. Harvey Willard, the psychiatrist on duty, is able to get some semblance of a story out of her over the ensuing days. This phase of her life begins just over a year ago when she, single RN Louise Howell, is employed by wealthy Dean Graham to take care of his chronically ill and largely bedridden wife, Pauline Graham, at their lake house outside of Washington, D.C. Due to her circumstances, Pauline believes that Dean and Louise are having an affair behind her back. Louise can see that Dean does have feelings for her that way in his loneliness. The "David" in question is David Sutton, a civil engineer who lives across the lake from the Grahams, and who has been having a secret affair with Louise. That relationship was meant to be casual, but David tries to break it off with her when he sees that she has fallen in love with him to an obsessional state. Louise begins to manipulate the situation to be in David's life, even if only peripherally. Louise also begins to feel that if she can't have David, nobody else should. Louise is eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia during this time--something she does not mention to anyone in her life--which places her story to Dr. Willard in some context, including what of the story is real and what is all part of her delusion. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | 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". See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,592,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $1,085,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Star Joan Crawford reportedly said, "I will not go on with this picture unless the Epstein Boys rewrite my part." Twin brothers Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein were then on suspension from the studio. In order to get them to accede to Crawford's demands, executive producer Jack L. Warner had to take them off suspension and give them back pay for their uncredited rewrite Crawford wanted. See more » |
Goofs | During the opening sequence, while Louise is wandering the streets of Los Angeles, her shoes change from pumps to sling-backs and back again. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Time That Remains (2012). See more » |
Soundtracks | Carnaval, Opus 9 See more » |
Quotes |
Dr. Harvey Williard:
How many does this make? Interne: Twenty today: 1 manic, 3 seniles, 6 alcoholics, and 10 schizos. Dr. Harvey Williard: Going up all the time. This civilization of ours is a worse disease than heart trouble or tuberculosis, and we can't escape it. See more » |