Joan Crawford stars as a factory girl with two ways out of poverty: brains and beauty. Using her wiles, in no time she's living on Park Avenue, draped in designer gowns, dripping in jewels, and cuddled up with a man who isn't her husband (Clark Gable). It's a scorching love match which mixes themes of greed, ambition, politics, and sex in a world where morals are in short supply. The sizzling chemistry between Gable & Crawford results in an unforgettable pre-code gem.
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Clarence Brown’s 1931 POSSESSED set the template for Joan Crawford’s career during the thirties. Most of her roles during this period cast her as a poor girl who makes good against all odds. Here she plays a box factory girl who becomes the mistress of a wealthy lawyer (Clark Gable). This is a slickly shot and designed MGM feature with nary a believable moment. At one point Crawford sings a song (terribly) in French, German, and English. She gets some swell outfits and is shot in the most gl...
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