Possessed (1931)

76 min · Melodrama, drama film, romance film

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Directors

Clarence Brown

Cast

Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Wallace Ford, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Frank Conroy, Marjorie White, John Miljan, Norman Ainsley, Clara Blandick, Gino Corrado

The story

Marian Martin is a factory girl living with her mother in the working-class section of Erie, Pennsylvania. Factory boy Al Manning hopes to marry her, but Marian is determined to find a better life. When a train makes a stop in town, Marian looks through the windows and sees the wealthy passengers.

Catalogue themes and tags

Career, Country Girl, Future Plans, Kiss, Lovestory, New York, Province, Pärchen, Star-Rechtsanwalt, Unterdrückte Gefühle, Work, Workplace, Drama, Pre-Code, Black-and-white

Genres

Melodrama, drama film, romance film

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