By Love Possessed (1961)

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There's always something simmering beneath the quaint and placid surface of small-town New England lives -- and that includes the usual maladies of alcoholism, rape, and suicide. At least this is the case if you go by the tortuous tale told in By Love Possessed, a Peyton Place knock-off, directed with glossy intensity by the usually reliable action director John Sturges (Bad Day at Black Rock and The Magnificent Seven). The tale chronicles the miserable lives of Arthur Winner (Efrem Zimbalist

Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.

Drama, Romance, Classics

Directed By: John Sturges

On DVD: Apr 1, 1993

Cast

Lana Turner
Marjorie Penrose
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Arthur Winner
Jason Robards
Julius Penrose
George Hamilton
Warren Winner
Susan Kohner
Helen Detweiler
Barbara Bel Geddes
Clarissa Winner
Thomas Mitchell
Noah Tuttle
Everett Sloane
Reggie
Yvonne Craig
Veronica Kovacs
Jean Willes
Junie McCarthy
Frank Maxwell
Jerry Brophy
Gilbert Green
Mr. Woolf
Carroll O'Connor
Bernie Breck

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Well appointed soaper is enjoyable if you're a fan of the genre but if you want something deep and meaningful this is not the place to look. Latter day Lana is right at home here and is chic and beautifully gowned but isn't really the focus even though she's top billed. Susan Kohner was always an unusual and

November 17, 2010