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Possessed
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1947 | 108m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Curtis Bernhardt |
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| Writer: | Rita Weiman, Ranald MacDougall, Silvia Richards |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 29, 1947 |
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| Director: | Curtis Bernhardt |
| Writer: | Rita Weiman, Ranald MacDougall, Silvia Richards |
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| Keywords | los angeles, california, psychiatric ward |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joan Crawford | Louise Howell |
| Van Heflin | David Sutton |
| Raymond Massey | Dean Graham |
| Geraldine Brooks | Carol Graham |
| Stanley Ridges | Dr. Willard |
| John Ridgely | Chief investigator of drowning |
| Moroni Olsen | Dr. Ames - Mrs. Smith's psychiatrist |
| Erskine Sanford | Dr. Sherman - Graham's physician at inquest |
| Peter Miles | Wynn Graham |
| Jakob Gimpel | Walter Sveldon - pianist |
| Isabel Withers | Nurse Rosen |
| Lisa Golm | Elsie - Graham's maid in DC |
| Douglas Kennedy | District Attorney at inquest |
| Monte Blue | Norris - lake house caretaker |
| Don McGuire | Dr. Craig - Dr. Willard's asst. |
| Rory Mallinson | Coroner's assistant |
| Clifton Young | Intern |
| Griff Barnett | Coroner |
| Jane Harker | First College Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rita Weiman | Story |
| Ranald MacDougall | Screenplay |
| Silvia Richards | Screenplay |
| Fred M. MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Herschel Daugherty | Dialogue Editor |
| Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Joseph A. Valentine | Director of Photography |
| Bernard Newman | Costume Design |
| Robert B. Lee | Sound |
| Leonid Raab | Orchestrator |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| William C. McGann | Special Effects |
| Curtis Bernhardt | Director |
| Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Rudi Fehr | Editor |
| Robert Burks | Special Effects |
| Adrian | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jerry Wald | Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
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