Tonight's Movie: Possessed (1931) - A Warner Archive Blu-ray Review

There are many terrific titles coming this summer from the Warner Archive Collection, and I've already discovered a particular favorite, POSSESSED (1931).POSSESSED stars the sizzling team of Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. I'll mention right off the bat this movie has no connection to Crawford's later film of the exact same name.POSSESSED is a very "pre-Code" fantasy in which lower class working girl Marian Martin (Crawford) goes to the big city and lands herself a big fish who will make all her dreams come true.Marian becomes the mistress of wealthy attorney Mark Whitney (Gable), who refuses to marry again after a bad past experience.Marian, known in Mark's circles as independently wealthy "Mrs. Moreland," tries to be happy with Mark's love and all that his money can buy. But as the years pass she wants more; her self-respect finally starts to be dented being a "kept woman," and she'd also like more commitment from Mark simply because she loves him.When it appears as though their…

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