Of Human Bondage
Starring: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Frances Dee
Director: John Cromwell
Writer: William Somerset Maugham
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Of Human Bondage is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and regarded by critics as the film that made Bette Davis a star. The screenplay by Lester Cohen is based on the 1915 novel Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress.
- Based on Of Human Bondage (1915 novel and bildungsroman by William Somerset Maugham).
- In 1932, director Michael Curtiz showed Cromwell a print of his recently completed film The Cabin in the Cotton because Cromwell was interested in casting its leading man, Richard Barthelmess, in a project he was preparing.
- Cromwell knew producer Pandro S. Berman had purchased the rights to Maugham's story for Leslie Howard and when he suggested Davis would be the perfect co-star, Berman agreed.
- Maugham also supported her being cast in the role.
Previous Showings
9 Runs • 6 Festivals
6,693 tickets sold
Original Billings: 2 runs (July 28, 1934 - September 15, 1946)
Original Run: July 28, 1934 (Saturday - Monday)
All runs on record (9):
- July 28, 1934 (Saturday - Monday)Leslie Howard, Bette Davis
- September 15, 1946 (Sunday - Wednesday)Eleanor Parker, Paul Henreid
- March 10 - 12, 2004 · 781 ticketsjstewart-2004w/ These Three
- April 4 - 6, 2008 · 2,926 ticketsw/ Jezebel
- January 15 - 17, 2011 · 936 ticketsWinter 2011 Early Bette Davis, Val Lewton and morew/ Fog Over Frisco
- July 3 - 5, 2013 · 867 ticketsSummer 2013w/ Fog Over Frisco
- July 15 - 17, 2015 · 388 ticketsSummer 2015 Forty Classics from the Golden Age Including Kurosawa in Augustw/ Mr. Skeffington
- April 4 - 6, 2018Bette Davis Complete early films: 1931 - 1938w/ Jezebel
- September 14 - 16, 2018 · 795 ticketsBette Davisw/ It's Love I'm After