Possessed

Possessed

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1947-05-29
Duration:108 min
Director:Curtis Bernhardt
Actors:Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview:

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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