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Of Human Bondage ()

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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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Philip
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Mildred
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Sally
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Norah
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Griffiths
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Miller
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Dunsford
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Athelny
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Dr. Jacobs
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Chimneysweep (scenesDeleted)
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Harry Allen ...
Cabbie at End (uncredited)
Ray Atchley ...
J. Murphy (uncredited)
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Policeman Removing Mildred (uncredited)
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Coughing Lady (uncredited)
Jimmy Casey ...
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Ma Curly ...
Charwoman (uncredited)
Byron Fitzpatrick ...
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Hawker (uncredited) (voice)
Frankie Grandetta ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
Tommy Hughes ...
Englishman (uncredited)
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Hospital Interne (uncredited)
Billy Mills ...
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Nat Neahan ...
Slim (uncredited)
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Agnes Hollett (uncredited)
Irene Rich ...
Baby (uncredited)
Adrian Rosley ...
M. Flourney (uncredited)
Frank Schwab ...
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Al Sullivan ...
Jimmy Gray (uncredited)
Madeline Wilson ...
Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Cromwell

Written by

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Lester Cohen ... (screen play by)
 
W. Somerset Maugham ... (from the novel by)
 
Ann Coleman ... (dialogue) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Pandro S. Berman ... producer

Music by

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Max Steiner ... (musical score)

Cinematography by

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Henry W. Gerrard ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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William Morgan

Art Direction by

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Carroll Clark
Van Nest Polglase

Costume Design by

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Walter Plunkett ... (costumes by)

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns ... makeup department head (uncredited)
Dotha Hippe ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Sam Kaufman ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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J.R. Crone ... unit manager (uncredited)

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Kenneth Holmes ... assistant director (uncredited)
Dewey Starkey ... assistant director (uncredited)

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George Gabe ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Clem Portman ... recordist
Eddie Harman ... assistant sound recordist (uncredited)
Harold E. Stine ... boom operator (uncredited)
Robert Wise ... apprentice sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Harry Redmond Jr. ... special effects (uncredited)
Harry Redmond Sr. ... special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Vernon L. Walker ... photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)

Stunts

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Sally Sage ... stunt double: Bette Davis (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert De Grasse ... second camera operator (uncredited)
George E. Diskant ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Guy Gilman ... gaffer (uncredited)
Alexander Kahle ... still photographer (uncredited)
George Marquenie ... best boy (uncredited)
Sam Redding ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ethel Beach ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Tommy Clark ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Bernhard Kaun ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Max Steiner ... conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty Goode ... script clerk (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Abandoning artistic ambitions, sensitive, club-footed Philip Carey enrolls in medical school and falls in love with waitress Mildred Rogers. She rejects him, runs off with a salesman, and returns unmarried and pregnant. Philip gets her an apartment and they become engaged. Mildred runs off with another medical student, and Philip takes her back when she returns with her baby. She wrecks his apartment and burns the securities he needs to pay tuition. He gets a job as a salesman, has surgery on his foot, receives an inheritance, and returns to school, where he learns that Mildred is dying. Written by Ed Stephan

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Taglines The story of a man who burnt up his soul for an idol cold as ice! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Idiot of Love (Japan, English title)
  • L'Emprise (France)
  • Der Menschen Hörigkeit - Of Human Bondage (Germany)
  • Human Bondage (Germany)
  • Cautivo del deseo (Spain)
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  • 83 min
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Box Office

Budget $403,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $1,290,560

Did You Know?

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Trivia In later years, Bette Davis said that she found Leslie Howard very frosty and this actually helped her performance, particularly for the scenes requiring her to be horrible to him. See more »
Goofs Athelny's mustache and beard are almost coming unstuck when he is eating dinner. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Episode #2.10 (1992). See more »
Soundtracks Hesitation Blues See more »
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!
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