Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing possessed 1947 near you. Possessed1947 is the second and latest film noir classic upgraded to bluray through the warner archive collection following the superb out of the past1947 a few months ago and should please fans of both the film and joan crawford. The film is like a broken puzzle at every level, virtually begging us to rearrange its pieces and find its key. Graham pledges his full support and vows that he will always be there for her, no matter how. Following the death of deans wife, louise becomes the new mrs.
Possessed, a 1931 drama starring clark gable and joan crawford. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. See the full list of possessed cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. She soon becomes the mistress of a powerful lawyer. An oilmans bride sees her exboyfriend romance her stepdaughter, and it drives her mad. Possessed 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Living death, a 2009 south korean horror film also known as possessed. Possessed 1947 official trailer joan crawford, van. Possessed 1947 joan crawford made two films titled possessed. In all your life youve seen no portrayals to match the thrill of the unquenchable love of joan crawford for van heflin in possessed. The screenplay by ranald macdougall and silvia richards was based upon a story by rita weiman.
The film is the story of marian martin, a factory worker who rises to the top as the mistress of a wealthy attorney. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. One of my favorite movie stars playing a part that was meant for her. Louise howells crawford psychiatrist learns that she is a nurse hired to care for a dying woman and that she rekindled a former romance with her patients neighbor, david. As of what ive seen, there are only two films that actually trace the transition of a weak, oppressed woman into a dominating femme fatale. Possessed is a 1947 american film noir psychological drama directed by curtis bernhardt, starring joan crawford, van heflin, and raymond massey in a tale about an unstable womans obsession with her exlover. This movie of obsession has been replayed much better since possessed but it is. Read the full synopsis of possessed, 1947, directed by curtis bernhardt, with joan crawford, van heflin, raymond massey, at turner classic movies. Flashbacks reveal her obsession for david as a result of borderline personality disorder which. Van heflin the prowler, act of violence is the lover who spurns her, raymond massey the man who tries to save her, and geraldine brooks the stepdaughter who drives her over the edge. Possessed is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by clarence brown, starring joan crawford and clark gable, and released by metrogoldwynmayer.
Possessed is postwar, and after the war, the new rage was psychology. Possessed 1947 official trailer joan crawford, van heflin thriller movie hd. With joan crawford, van heflin, raymond massey, geraldine brooks. Indeed, one almost needs to formulate a hypothesis of the stolen film, ruizstyle, since the movie we have before us is not quite the one lang and his talented writer silvia richards possessed. As her story unfolds to a doctor, shes a nurse taking care of raymond masseys wife, and shes seeing van heflin on a casual. Possessed 1947 watch hot english movies free online moviehdz.
After collapsing in a diner, shes taken to the psychiatric ward of a nearby hospital. When the movie started i just couldnt believe they were lovers. Possessed, a 2000 tv movie starring timothy dalton. Possessed is a 1947 american film noir psychological drama directed by curtis bernhardt. Move your pointer over a picture for more information. The joan crawford collection humoresque possessed 1947. Jul 07, 2014 possessed 1947 official trailer joan crawford, van heflin thriller movie hd.
Possession disambiguation, having some degree of control over something else spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body. All ive ever done is fall out of love with you, thats a mans privilege. The schumann piece is played on the piano by david near the beginning of the movie, and is used throughout the score to underscore. The last time we saw joan crawford, in the warners humoresquethe last time, that is, before just seeing her in that same studios possessedshe was walking out into the ocean with the intention of drowning herself because john garfield didnt love her as much as he loved musicspeaking fictionally, of course.
Joan crawford scored yet another oscar nomination portraying a woman driven to madness by obsessive, unrequited love. Possessed tackles schizophrenia, from its initial, barely detectable onset to the disturbing symptoms of full blown affliction, and bernhardt employs classic film noir techniques to explore his heroines private hell. Directed by curtis bernhardt and cowritten by ranald macdougall mildred pierce 1945 this cutting edge for its time psychological drama features crawfords second of three best actress oscar nominated performances and second of three pairings with writer macdougall she. Possessed 1947 official trailer joan crawford, van heflin thriller. Overview of possessed, 1947, directed by curtis bernhardt, with joan crawford, van heflin, raymond massey, at turner classic movies. Possessed 1947 gave crawford a thorough workout as a woman in complete obsessive breakdown from various romantic traumas. Possessed 1947 yts movie torrent yts movies torrent. The last time we saw joan crawford, in the warners humoresquethe last time, that is, before just seeing her in that same studios possessedshe was walking out into the ocean with the intention of drowning herself because john garfield didnt love her as much as he loved musicspeaking f. While working as a nurse for the wife of wealthy dean graham. No, we instead get 1947 s possesed, a melodrama soaked in film noir, psychology and twisted attentiongetting as only ms.
Released 1947, possessed stars joan crawford, van heflin, raymond massey, geraldine brooks the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. This movie takes the smoldering talents of joan crawford and lets them burn the screen down, right before your eyes. What crawford lacks in subtlety she makes up for in sheer will, which suits the character well and brought another best actress oscar nomination. Joan crawford seems to channel bette davis in this scene from the 1947 movie possessed. Taken to a mental hospital, she weaves a harrowing tale of insanity, murder and the passion by which.
Possessed faintly echoes lost weekend, seventh veil and has one camera shot straight. Possessed faintly echoes lost weekend, seventh veil and has one camera shot straight from stairway to heaven. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment. The second, a 1947 film, gave crawford the chance to play a mentally disturbed woman and an oscar nomination for best actress of the year.
The snake pit and alfred hitchcocks spellbound are two such examples. Taken to a mental hospital, she weaves a harrowing tale of insanity, murder and the passion by which she has become possessed. The first was a 1931 romantic drama costarring clark gable. After last weeks conflict, heres another solid bernhardt noir entry. Not to be confused with the 1931 film also starring joan crawford of the same name. Possessed ist ein usamerikanischer film noir aus dem jahr 1947. Possessed 1947 123movies 123 movies watch full movie. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Mar 15, 2018 joan crawford seems to channel bette davis in this scene from the 1947 movie possessed.
All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. In this melodrama, a small town factory worker decides to hit the bigtime and so heads for new york in search of a wealthy man. Im not sure the diagnosis and terminology is correct in the film, but in laymans term, crawford plays a total whack job. Possessed 1947 07261947 us drama, romance, thriller 1h 48m. Demonic possession, spirit possession by a malevolent entity.
Possessed 1947 official trailer joan crawford, van heflin. Flashbacks reveal her obsession for david as a result of borderline personality disorder which ultimately leads to murder. Joan crawford in possessed 1947 joan crawford and van heflin in possessed 1947. Joan crawford was not only beautiful, but exceptionally talented. Joan crawford amazing scene from possessed youtube. While working as a nurse for the wife of wealthy dean graham raymond massey, she falls in love with the grahams neighbor, david van heflin, who rejects her affection. Possessed 1947 is the second and latest film noir classic upgraded to bluray through the warner archive collection following the superb out of the past 1947 a few months ago and should please fans of both the film and joan crawford. The possessed, a 2009 american horror film based on a true story.
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