Possessed (1931)
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Joan Crawford is her usual upwardly mobile self in this melodrama co-starring Clark Gable. She plays Marian Martin, a cynical small-town girl determining to give up the idea of marriage. Kept by wealthy attorney Mark Whitney (Gable), Marian assumes a new identity as a divorced woman of the world,… More Joan Crawford is her usual upwardly mobile self in this melodrama co-starring Clark Gable. She plays Marian Martin, a cynical small-town girl determining to give up the idea of marriage. Kept by wealthy attorney Mark Whitney (Gable), Marian assumes a new identity as a divorced woman of the world, but her newfound life of luxury comes crashing down when Mark decides to run in the gubernatorial race. A rival leaks her real identity and Marian is forced to defend herself at one of Mark's election rallies. Her story brings the crowd to tears, however, and a relieved Mark proposes marriage. Based on a 1920 play by Edgar Selwyn, Possessed had been filmed previously in 1924 as The Mirage, a vehicle for silent star Florence Vidor. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Directed By
- Clarence Brown, Edgar Selwyn
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
- In Theaters
- Nov 21, 1931 Limited
- Studio
- MGM
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Cast
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Joan Crawford
as Marian Martin
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Clark Gable
as Mark Whitney
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Wallace Ford
as Al Manning
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Frank Conroy
as Travers
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Marjorie White
as Vernice
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John Miljan
as John Driscoll
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Clara Blandick
as Mother
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Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
as Wally Stuart
- Jim Matthews
- Frank Sancho
- Marian Smith
