She would go on to star in similar ragstoriches stories about depressionera dancers or shop girls with ambition to succeed in fabulous art deco surroundings. Possessed 1931 by clark gable, wallace ford joan crawford. She soon becomes the mistress of a powerful lawyer. Clark gable is very handsome in this one, and the story is still relevant today. Beautiful girl meets two handsome boys, doesnt know which to choose. Film yang disutradarai oleh clarence brown ini pemainnya antara lain adalah joan crawford dan clark gable. Marian martin joan crawford sees how the other half lives from. With joan crawford, clark gable, wallace ford, richard skeets gallagher, frank conroy, marjorie. Staring joan crawford, clark gable, skeets gallagher and frank conroy. She plays an ambitious factory worker who dreams of satin gowns, diamonds, and penthouse apartments. The 1931 possessed follows the standard crawfordmgm story. Possessed 1947 film possessed is a 1947 american film noir psychological drama directed by curtis bernhardt, starring joan crawford, van heflin, and raymond massey in a tale about an unstable womans obsession with her exlover. She was so popular, especially among young women, that her influence was considered to be downright dangerous. Possessed needs to be released on dvd, we need a joan crawford and clark gable collection asap.
Possessed 1931 1121 1931 us drama, romance 1h 16m user score. Factory girl marian martin has two ways out of poverty. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for possessed 1931. This is an original, vintage 1931 8x10 photo issued by mgm studio for the film possessed. An ambitious factory girl meets a handsome, wealthy lawyer, but hes interested in her as a mistress, not a wife. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. So in no time marians living on park avenue, draped in designer gowns, dripping in jewels, and cuddled up with a man who isnt her husband. Possessed is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by clarence brown, starring joan crawford and clark gable. In this melodrama, a small town factory worker decides to hit the bigtime and so heads for new york in search of a wealthy man. The ending is a bit short though, these old pre1930s movies all end abruptly with the end. Coffee was adapted from the 1920 broadway play the mirage by edgar selwyn. Possessed was shot in just 26 days and was one of clarks twelve pictures made in 1931. Possessed 1931 this is a great precode melodrama about a poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks trying to make it big.
A poor factory girl becomes a wealthy park avenue sophisticate when she falls in love with a rich lawyer who wants to be governor. Clark gable and joan crawford in possessed 1931 joan. With joan crawford, van heflin, raymond massey, geraldine brooks. If you can get hold of a copy of possessed, the 1931 movie starring joan crawford and clark gable, its a really interesting slice of movie history firstly, it cemented joan crawford as one of the top stars in hollywood. Mark whitney, a wealthy and influential lawyer can make her dreams come true, but there is only. The 1947 film also stars my third favorite van, van heflin.
Video of possessed full movie for fans of joan crawford. Possessed 1931 an ambitious factory girl meets a handsome, wealthy lawyer, but hes interested in her as a mistress, not a wife. But this picture is especially memorable because mgm teams joan with clark gable. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Not to be confused with crawfords 1947 movie of the same name, but worth a look. Marian is a factory worker determined to leave the assembly line behind and move up in. Marian is a factory worker determined to leave the assembly line behind and move up in the world. This photo is in very good condition with upper left corner creasing. Factory girl marian joan crawford, fresh from an unlikely meeting at the train depot, comes home to mother clara blandick and oppressive boyfriend al wallace ford, early in mgms possessed, 1931. Possessed adalah sebuah film drama amerika serikat yang dirilis pada tahun 1931. The film is the story of marian martin, a factory worker who rises to the top as the mistress of a wealthy attorney.
Possessed is a surprisingly woke film about relationship dependence, ascension through wealth classes and the power struggle these two elements can create. Possessed is a 1947 american film noir psychological drama directed by curtis bernhardt, starring joan crawford, van heflin, and raymond massey in a tale about an unstable womans obsession with her exlover. Joan crawford plays the lollipop and clark gable plays the sucker she lands. Joan crawford available on dvd from the warner brothers archive collection. Clark gable original vintage 1931 possessed mgm studio. Jun 08, 2018 possessed was the most brazen of the fallen women films, because of crawfords lack of punishment for her sins.
It is an adaptation of edgar selwyns play mirage, which was presented here eleven years ago. With joan crawford, clark gable, wallace ford, richard skeets gallagher. Possessed is a film directed by clarence brown with joan crawford, clark gable, wallace ford, richard skeets gallagher, year. Find movie and film cast and crew information for possessed 1931 clarence brown on allmovie. Coffee diadaptasi dari sandiwara broadway tahun 1920 the mirage oleh. Starring joan crawford, clark gable, wallace ford, and richard skeets gallagher. Soon enough, shes luxuriating in manhattan decodence, as politico clark gable offers her a life of sinful refinement high in the clouds. Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line, for a beautiful penthouse apartment. The costumes and sets are great, the comedy is good and, besides one major slipup, clark gable would still be a good guy today. Possessed 1931 11211931 us drama, romance 1h 16m user score. Advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next.
Joan crawford sings how long will it last in possessed 1931 duration. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Possessed 1931 clarence brown synopsis, characteristics. Not to be confused with the joan crawford vehicle possessed from 1947, which has nothing to do with this one outside the title. Joan crawford and clark gable were steamy hot and wonderful. Possessed passed 1h 16min drama, romance 21 november 1931 usa an ambitious factory girl meets a handsome, wealthy lawyer, but hes interested in her as a mistress, not a wife. Possessed is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by clarence brown, starring joan crawford and clark gable, and released by metrogoldwynmayer. The screenplay by ranald macdougall and silvia richards was based upon a story by rita weiman. The man in possession passed 1h 24min comedy 4 july 1931 usa a charming bailiffs assistant poses as a young womans butler until she can pay her debts. Film ini bercerita tentang marian martin, seorang pekerja pabrik yang naik ke atas sebagai nyonya pengacara kaya. Working class girl joan crawford, trudging backing from the box factory, waits in a station platform as a luxury train slowly passes by.
Possessed 1931 clarence brown cast and crew allmovie. I saw possessed the other day for the first time, wow. For those curious about my rankings, he comes after van johnson and dick van dyke, but ahead of van helsing 2004 crawford and gable had a heated love affair on the set of. Watch possessed movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The plot here is a bit creaky, as modern audiences wouldnt understand a story that completely centers around the fact that a man is sleeping with a woman and wont marry her. There cant be too many dedicated movie watchers left out there that dont know hollywood studio films were quite advanced thematically prior to the selfimposed hays production code, and possessed is an excellent example of those racier days before the american film industry shamed itself into retrograde adolescence. Possessed 1931 rotten tomatoes in this melodrama, a small town factory worker decides to hit the bigtime and so heads for new york in search of a wealthy man. Possessed 1931 film project gutenberg selfpublishing. Possessed is a 1931 precode drama film directed by clarence brown, starring joan crawford and clark gable, and released by metrogoldwynmayer. Released 1931, possessed stars joancrawford, clarkgable, wallaceford, skeetsgallagher the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 16 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Jan 19, 2019 clark gable and joan crawford in possessed 1931 stay safe and healthy. A factory girl gets a taste of the good life when she begins an affair with a wealthy lawyer who has political aspirations. Through clarence browns able direction, handsome settings and a fairly wellwritten script, possessed, the new picture at the capitol, is a gratifying entertainment.
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