Possessed (1947)

May 29, 1947 (US) • Drama, Thriller, Romance • 108m

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.

Director

Curtis Bernhardt

Writers

Silvia Richards, Ranald MacDougall

Top Billed

Joan Crawford

Keywords

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Top Billed Cast

Joan Crawford

Louise Howell

Van Heflin

David Sutton

Raymond Massey

Dean Graham

Geraldine Brooks

Carol Graham

Stanley Ridges

Dr. Harvey Willard

John Ridgely

Harker

Moroni Olsen

Dr. Ames

Peter Miles

Wynn Graham (as Gerald Perreau)

Erskine Sanford

Dr. Max Sherman

Jakob Gimpel

Pianist

Isabel Withers

Nurse Rosen

Lisa Golm

Elsie

Douglas Kennedy

Asst. District Attorney

Monte Blue

Norris

Don McGuire

Dr. Craig

Rory Mallinson

Coroner's Asst.

Clifton Young

Interne

Griff Barnett

Coroner

John Alban

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Man in Café (uncredited)

Mary Bayless

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

William A. Boardway

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Man on Church Steps (uncredited)

Nana Bryant

Pauline Graham (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Waiter (uncredited)

Tristram Coffin

Tom, Concert Spectator (uncredited)

James Conaty

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Nell Craig

Dr. Ames' Nurse (uncredited)

Bunty Cutler

Nurse (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Harry Denny

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)

Jane Harker

First College Girl (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

Bartender (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Man in Hospital Corridor (uncredited)

Joseph La Cava

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

Perk Lazelle

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Peggy Leon

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Max Linder

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Robert Lowell

Face (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Café Proprietor (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Butler (uncredited)

Charles Meakin

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Martha Montgomery

Second College Girl (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Man (uncredited)

Sarah Padden

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

Louis Payne

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Rose Plumer

Woman in Café (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Richardson

Concertgoer (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Henry Sylvester

Dean's Secretary (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Man in Café (uncredited)

Richard Walsh

Face (uncredited)

Eric Wilton

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Crew

Curtis Bernhardt

Director

Silvia Richards

Screenplay

Ranald MacDougall

Screenplay

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Fred M. MacLean

Set Decoration

Robert B. Lee

Sound

William C. McGann

Special Effects

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Leonid Raab

Orchestrator

Jerry Wald

Producer

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Joseph A. Valentine

Director of Photography

Rudi Fehr

Editor

Anton Grot

Art Direction

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Robert Burks

Special Effects

Adrian

Costume Design

Bernard Newman

Costume Design

Herschel Daugherty

Dialogue Coach

Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

Sherry Shourds

Assistant Director

Louis Baum

Unit Manager

Dr. George Thompson

Technical Advisor

Rita Weiman

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Possessed (1947)

Silvia Richards, Ranald MacDougall

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