"You’ll be possessed by the love-madness of "POSSESSED""

1947

1h 48m

6.9(85 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Romance

Overview

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

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Cast & Crew

61 members

Acting

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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Peter Miles

Wynn Graham (as Gerald Perreau)

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Erskine Sanford

Dr. Max Sherman

Sound

Jakob Gimpel

Pianist

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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 Asst.

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Clifton Young

Interne

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Griff Barnett

Coroner

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John Alban

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

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Richard Bartell

Man in Café (uncredited)

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Mary Bayless

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

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Brooks Benedict

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

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William A. Boardway

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

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Production

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, Concert Spectator (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

Café 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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Sarah Padden

Mrs. Norris, the Caretaker’s Wife (uncredited)

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Louis Payne

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Rose Plumer

Woman in Café (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 Café (uncredited)

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Richard Walsh

Face (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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