Of Human Bondage 1934 - Full Movie - Bette Davies | Leslie Howard
Of Human Bondage
#ofhumanbondage #bettedavis #lesliehoward #classicromanticmovie #dramamovies
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
Director: John Cromwell
Writers: Lester Cohen (screen play), W. Somerset Maugham (from the novel by), Ann Coleman (dialogue)
Stars: Bette Davis, Leslie Howard, Frances Dee
Trivia
Bette Davis wanted the role of Mildred Rodgers because she thought it would be her breakout role after years of starring in films that were getting her nowhere. She begged Warner Brothers studio chief Jack L. Warner to let her out of her contract so she could make the film. He relented because he was sure she would fail; but, when her performance sparked talk of an Oscar, Warner began a spite campaign by encouraging academy members not to vote for her. At the time, the voting campaigns and the tabulation of the results were handled by the heads of the academy (of which Warner had a membership) and it worked in his favor when Davis was left out of the Best Actress competition. Supporters of Davis, shocked by her omission, petitioned the academy for a write-in vote. She was added to the nominees as a write-in but she lost to Claudette Colbert for her performance in It Happened One Night (1934). As a result of this incident, write-in votes were henceforth disallowed. Also, as a result of Warner's coup, the academy decided to change its voting practices and hand over the counting of the results to the independent accounting firm of PriceWaterhouse, who still does the official counting to this day.
Goofs
Athelny's mustache and beard are almost coming unstuck in the scene in which he is eating dinner.
Quotes
Mildred Rogers: You cad, you dirty swine! I never cared for you, not once! I was always makin' a fool of ya! Ya bored me stiff; I hated ya! It made me sick when I had to let ya kiss me. I only did it because ya begged me, ya hounded me and drove me crazy! And after ya kissed me, I always used to wipe my mouth! Wipe my mouth!
Connections
Edited into Governing Body
Soundtracks
Hesitation Blues
(1915) (uncredited)
Written by Billy Smythe, Scott Middleton and Art Gillham
Played when Mildred is tearing up the apartment
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