Of Human Bondage
About Of Human Bondage
Philip Carey, a medical student with a clubfoot, becomes obsessed with Mildred Rogers, a cold waitress. The affair pulls both of them down. Leslie Howard plays Philip. Bette Davis plays Mildred. Frances Dee, Kay Johnson, and Reginald Denny are billed. Lester Cohen wrote the screenplay from W. Somerset Maugham's 1915 novel. The story moves between London and Paris.
Cast & crew
More about Of Human Bondage
John Cromwell directed. Pandro S. Berman produced it. Max Steiner wrote the music. It runs 83 minutes. Critics treat it as the film that made Davis a star. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Alan Hale, Reginald Owen, and Georges Renavent are billed. Copies are on the Internet Archive and on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Reviews
Critics treat the 1934 film as the one that made Bette Davis a star.
Music
Max Steiner wrote the music.
Preservation
Copies are on the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The nomination is for Davis. She did not take the award.
- The Internet Archive identifier is humanbondage.
- French is listed with English on Wikidata.
Scenes
- Philip keeps going back to Mildred after she has already treated him coldly.
Influenced by
- W. Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage
Also available
- Internet Archive (humanbondage)
