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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Produced by | Clarence Brown Harry Rapf Irving Thalberg |
| Written by | Play: Edgar Selwyn Adaptation: Lenore J. Coffee |
| Starring | Joan Crawford Clark Gable Wallace Ford Skeets Gallagher |
| Music by | William Axt Charles Maxwell Joseph Meyer |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Editing by | William LeVanway |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | November 21, 1931 |
| Running time | 76 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Possessed is an American 1931 MGM film, produced and directed by Clarence Brown. It was and co-produced by Harry Rapf and Irving Thalberg.[1] The screenplay was written by Lenore J. Coffee, and adapted from the 1920 Broadway play The Mirage by Edgar Selwyn. The film stars Joan Crawford and Clark Gable.
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Plot
The picture tells the story of Marian Martin (Joan Crawford), a small-town girl determining to give up the idea of marriage. Her finances are paid by a wealthy attorney Mark Whitney (Clark Gable). Marian life of luxury comes crashing down when Mark decides to run in the gubernatorial race. A rival leaks her identity and Marian is forced to defend herself at one of Mark's election rallies. Her story brings the crowd to tears, however, and Mark decides to propose to Marian.
Critical reception
The film was well received by film critics. Critic Mordaunt Hall, writing for The New York Times, liked the film and the direction of Clarence Brown. He wrote, "Through Clarence Brown's able direction, handsome settings and a fairly well-written script, Possessed, ... is a gratifying entertainment. It is an adaptation of Edgar Selwyn's play Mirage,...the familiar theme or a small-town factory girl who becomes the mistress of a wealthy New Yorker is set forth with new ideas which result in surprises if not in a measure of suspense."[2]
Cast
- Joan Crawford as Marian Martin, aka Mrs. Moreland
- Clark Gable as Mark Whitney
- Wallace Ford as Al Manning
- Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher as Wallace 'Wally' Stuart
- Frank Conroy as Horace Travers
- Marjorie White as Vernice LaVerne
- John Miljan as John Driscoll
- Clara Blandick as Marian's mother
Footnotes
- ^ Possessed at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt. The New York Times, film review, November 28, 1931.
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