Possessed (1931)
Directed by Clarence Brown
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Melodrama, Romantic Drama |
Release Date - Oct 21, 1931 (USA - Unknown), Nov 21, 1931 (USA) |
Run Time - 77 min. |
Countries - Germany, United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hans J. Wollstein
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.
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demon, demonic-possession, factory-worker, golddigger, governor, lawyer, lifestyle, love, mistress, politician, rags-to-riches, revenge, socialite