Plot
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
Cast
as Philip Carey
as Mildred Rogers
as Sally Athelny
as Norah
as Harry Griffiths
as Emil Miller
as Cyril Dunsford
as Thorpe Athelny
as Dr. Jacobs
as Cabbie at End (uncredited)
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Reviews
I can tell when I am engaged with a film if I want to get off the chair and strangle one of the cast... Well Leslie Howard engenders exactly that feeling as he plays the hapless, lovestruck "Philip" who has fallen in love with the nasty, scheming "Mildred" - Bette Davis (with a rather dodgy English agent). The chemistry between the two of them is great. She treats him appallingly, yet like a doti…
Early on in Of Human Bondage Philip Carey (Leslie Howard) is told “You will never be anything but mediocre.” Soon after, Mildred Rogers is described as “anemic … ill-natured and contemptible.” Neither will ever do anything to disprove these assessments. Carey especially will never be able to overcome his weakness; he was literally born with a clubfoot, but his real problem is that he never develo…