
City Girl(1930)
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.


“How long will it last?”
Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line for a beautiful penthouse apartment. Mark Whitney, a wealthy and influential lawyer, can make her dreams come true, but, there is only one problem; he will give her everything except a marriage proposal. Will this affair ever lead to marriage?

Joan Crawford
Marian Martin aka 'Mrs. Moreland'

Clark Gable
Mark Whitney

Wallace Ford
Al Manning

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Wally Stuart

Frank Conroy
Horace Travers

Marjorie White
Vernice LaVerne

John Miljan
John Driscoll

Clara Blandick
Mrs. Martin

Wade Boteler
Campaign Rally Heckler (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
Signor Martini (uncredited)
Possessed is a drama, romance film released in 1931 exploring themes of factory worker, self sacrifice, lawyer, mistress, black and white, break-up. Directed by Clarence Brown, it stars Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Wallace Ford. Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line for a beautiful penthouse apartment. Mark Whitney, a wealthy and influential lawyer, can make her dreams come true, but, there is only one problem; he will give her everything except a marriage proposal. Will this affair ever lead to marriage?
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