Title:Of Human Bondage
Date: 1934
Type: Drama
Rating: 4/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: John Cromwell
Producer: Pandro Berman
Comment
Leslie Howard is an aspiring artist with a club foot who is told he does not have the talent to make a living as an artist so he becomes a medical student. He meets Bette Midler who is a local waitress and falls in love with her. Their relationship is stormy as she leaves and returns to him on several occasions.This is the film that made Bette Davis an international star and her first Oscar nomination.
Actors
Leslie Howard
Bette Davis
Frances Dee
Eleanor Parker
Kay Johnson
Reginald Denny
Alan Hale Sr
Reginald Sheffield
Reginald Owen
Desmond Roberts
Oscars
Nomination - Best Actress - Bette Davis
Novel
W Somerset Maugham
Music
Max Steiner