for the young joan crawford and mgm be the perfect studio . all that gloss and rag to rich and gable and and gown . but mgm have a hard time with actress a they age and the old formula weren not work anymore shearer and garbo and and crawford be three such example . the other two quit and but joan go over to warner brother and revive her career . it be a good move . i love the crawford film at warner . they be grand potboiler enliven by her presence . possess be post war and and after the war and the new rage be psychology . this movie be full of it . i be not sure the diagnosis and terminology be correct in the film and but in layman term and crawford play a total whack job . a her story unfolds to a doctor and she a nurse take care of raymond massey wife and and she see van heflin on a casual basis . when she fall in love with him and heflin announces he restless because of the war and be take off . and that when joan take off emotionally . she become completely obsess with him and and this lead to hallucination and hysteria and and finally a psychotic break . she have able assistance by heflin and who pop in and out and get involve with crawford stepdaughter ( crawford be now marry to the widower massey ) . when the movie begin and she wander the street say david and which be heflin name in the movie . one of the poster suggest tyrone power for this role . i be all for him in any movie and and it true and the presence of a big star a david would have elevate the film to a grander status . a it be and it an excellent vehicle for crawford and who run the gamut of emotion . raymond massey be stoic and solid a crawford new husband and and the lovely geraldine brook and who die too soon and play the stepdaughter . her youthful vivacity be in sharp contrast to crawford borderline insanity and make for great watching . heflin and a the object of all the possession obsession and be smooth and detached . but make no mistake about it . this be joan crawford show and she make the most of it . the script will keep you interested and and you would not be able to take your eye off of joan descend into madness .