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Of Human Bondage
Directed by
John Cromwell
Not Rated
1934
83m
Drama
,
Romance
,
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7.0
87%
69%
6.5
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A young man finds himself attracted to a cold, unfeeling waitress who might ultimately destroy them both.
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Cast of Of Human Bondage
Leslie Howard
Philip Carey
Bette Davis
Mildred Rogers
Frances Dee
Sally Athelny
Kay Johnson
Norah
Reginald Denny
Harry Griffiths
Alan Hale
Emil Miller
Reginald Sheffield
Cyril Dunsford
Reginald Owen
Thorpe Athelny
Desmond Roberts
Dr. Jacobs
Harry Allen
Cabbie at End (uncredited)
Ray Atchley
J. Murphy (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Policeman Removing Mildred (uncredited)
Evelyn Beresford
Coughing Lady (uncredited)
Jimmy Casey
(uncredited)
Ma Curly
Charwoman (uncredited)
Byron Fitzpatrick
(uncredited)
Frankie Grandetta
Newsboy (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Hospital Interne (uncredited)
Billy Mills
(uncredited)
Of Human Bondage Ratings & Reviews
The New Republic
Otis Ferguson
It becomes a little happier and (more regrettably) cleaner [compared to the book], but gains in quickening of speed, being one of the best examples of pure directing craft to be found.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The film bombed at the box-office.
LarsenOnFilm
Josh Larsen
What makes Of Human Bondage interesting is how unapologetic Davis is.
Vanity Fair
Helen Brown Norden
I think great credit should go to [Bette Davis] for attempting such a role, in the first place, and then for daring to carry it through with such a fierce consistency, extracting from it every last nuance of unpleasantness.
Film Threat
Phil Hall
Strictly so-so on its own terms, but invaluable as Bette Davis' star-launching platform.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
The first and best of three Hollywood versions of Maugham's novel boasts a grand dramatic performance from Bette Davis, who scandalously was snubbed by the Academy; she was a write-in candidate for the Oscar.
Film Journal International
Daniel Eagan
Dated but compelling drama
Nick's Flick Picks
Nick Davis
Davis either grates or invigorates; either way, the rest of the movie hangs dully around her.
Filmsite
Tim Dirks
Of Human Bondage (1934) was derived from the 1915 novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham. The tragic story's adaptation about a crippled doctor's destructive and compulsive passion for a coarse waitress was advertised with the tagline...
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