Of Human Bondage (1934 film)
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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.
Theatrical release poster
Bette Davis and Leslie Howard
Bette Davis was acclaimed for her portrayal of the shrewish Mildred in Of Human Bondage.
Publicity still of Bette Davis in the 1934 film Of Human Bondage
John Cromwell (director)
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John Cromwell was an American film and stage director and actor. His films spanned the early days of sound to film noir in the early 1950s, by which time his directing career was almost terminated by the Hollywood blacklist.
Cromwell (seated) as John Brooke with Alice Brady as Meg in the Broadway production of Little Women (1912)