list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Possessed on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Possessed/27148/default.aspx Title: Possessed
Year: 1947
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Plot: We first meet Joan Crawford, star of the moody flashbackfest Possessed, wandering aimlessly through the city streets, moaning "David....David." 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 she's been. Who she is is a practical nurse, hired by Raymond Massey to care for Massey's invalid wife. While going about her duties, Crawford renews her acquaintance with an old flame, architect Van Heflin. Though Heflin is indifferent, Crawford is still crazy for the man. She remains so even after marrying her employer Massey, whose wife has committed suicide. Any further details would give away the ending, but we can note that Van Heflin's character name is David. Best scene: Crawford, descending into schizophrenia, imagining that she's killed Massey's vitriolic daughter Geraldine Brooks. While the psycho-babble delivered in the asylum scenes is laughable, Possessed still holds up well as one of the best of Joan Crawford's Warner Bros. soap operas. This black-and-white film is also available in a colorized version, but don't blame us. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:32:37 GMTPossessed1947Curtis BernhardtWe first meet <a href="/players/P____15681/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Joan Crawford</a>, star of the moody flashbackfest Possessed, wandering aimlessly through the city streets, moaning "David....David." 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 she's been. Who she is is a practical nurse, hired by <a href="/players/P____46298/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Raymond Massey</a> to care for Massey's invalid wife. While going about her duties, Crawford renews her acquaintance with an old flame, architect <a href="/players/P____31516/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Van Heflin</a>. Though Heflin is indifferent, Crawford is still crazy for the man. She remains so even after marrying her employer Massey, whose wife has committed suicide. Any further details would give away the ending, but we can note that <a href="/players/P____31516/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Van Heflin</a>'s character name is David. Best scene: Crawford, descending into schizophrenia, imagining that she's killed Massey's vitriolic daughter <a href="/players/P_____8767/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Geraldine Brooks</a>. While the psycho-babble delivered in the asylum scenes is laughable, Possessed still holds up well as one of the best of <a href="/players/P____15681/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Joan Crawford</a>'s Warner Bros. soap operas. This black-and-white film is also available in a colorized version, but don't blame us. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide14http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t58119cgy82.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Possessed/27148/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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