
Leave Her to Heaven(1945)
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.


“You’ll be possessed by the love-madness of "POSSESSED"”
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.

Joan Crawford
Louise Howell

Van Heflin
David Sutton

Raymond Massey
Dean Graham

Geraldine Brooks
Carol Graham

Stanley Ridges
Dr. Harvey Willard

John Ridgely
Harker

Moroni Olsen
Dr. Ames

Peter Miles
Wynn Graham (as Gerald Perreau)

Erskine Sanford
Dr. Max Sherman
Jakob Gimpel
Pianist
Possessed is a drama, thriller, romance film released in 1947 exploring themes of jealousy, schizophrenia, engineer, film noir, murder, unrequited love. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, it stars Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey. 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.
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