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Academy Award winner Joan Crawford earned another Best Actress nomination for her tour-de-force performance in Possessed (1947) which opens with Crawford portraying a woman found wandering the streets of Los Angeles. Taken to a mental hospital, she weaves a harrowing tale of insanity, murder and the passion by which provides the basis for the film’s apt title.
Original Release
05/29/1947
US Release
05/29/1947
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Crawford | Louise Howell |
Van Heflin | David Sutton |
Raymond Massey | Dean Graham |
Geraldine Brooks | Carol Graham |
Stanley Ridges | Dr. Harvey Willard / Dr. Willard |
John Ridgely | Harker / Chief investigator of drowning |
Moroni Olsen | Dr. Ames / Dr. Ames - Mrs. Smith's psychiatrist |
Erskine Sanford | Dr. Max Sherman / Dr. Sherman - Graham's physician at inquest |
Peter Miles | Wynn Graham |
Jakob Gimpel | Pianist / Walter Sveldon - pianist |
Directors
Writers
Silvia Richards, Ranald MacDougall, Rita Weiman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Crawford | Louise Howell |
Van Heflin | David Sutton |
Raymond Massey | Dean Graham |
Geraldine Brooks | Carol Graham |
Stanley Ridges | Dr. Harvey Willard / Dr. Willard |
John Ridgely | Harker / Chief investigator of drowning |
Moroni Olsen | Dr. Ames / Dr. Ames - Mrs. Smith's psychiatrist |
Erskine Sanford | Dr. Max Sherman / Dr. Sherman - Graham's physician at inquest |
Peter Miles | Wynn Graham |
Jakob Gimpel | Pianist / Walter Sveldon - pianist |
Isabel Withers | Nurse Rosen |
Lisa Golm | Elsie / Elsie - Graham's maid in DC |
Douglas Kennedy | Asst. District Attorney / District Attorney at inquest |
Monte Blue | Norris / Norris - lake house caretaker |
Don McGuire | Dr. Craig / Dr. Craig - Dr. Willard's asst. |
Rory Mallinson | Coroner's Assistant |
Clifton Young | Interne / Intern |
Griff Barnett | Coroner |
John Alban | Concert Spectator |
Richard Bartell | Man in Cafe |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
Jerry Wald | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1948 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |