Marion, a factory worker from Pennsylvania, has a glimpse of the high life and goes to New York to find such a life for herself. Marian is a quick learner and it is not long before she becomes mistress of a rich prominent lawyer, Mark Whitney. “Possessed” is a fascinating, trenchant drama with a strong screenplay based on the play “The mirage” by Edgar Selwyn. Stars Joan Crawford and Clark Cable.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302288
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)