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    Of Human Bondage
1934  NR  DRAMA  1h 23min
CAST— Bette Davis, Leslie Howard
MUSIC— Max Steiner  DIRECTOR— John Cromwell  BASED ON— Of Human Bondage (novel), by W. Somerset Maugham

     At the risk of offending some who may view this film as a classic, this review will not treat the film in the kindest light. The story, being quite simple in nature, is fine as far as it goes: A young medical student falls madly in love with a brash waitress on the dark streets of London. Suffering from low self-esteem (due to a deformity in his foot) he allows her to use him every chance she gets, using everything from his love to his money. As his love turns to obsession, she essentially ruins his life. Now yes, the film does have its moments, and the characters come alive even though the melodrama runs deep, but the drawback is that for a film of less-than-average length it seems to drag on for half a day! So, consider the movie however you will, but if you’re the type of person who actually reads movie reviews (yeah, right) you might want to leave this one to the Bette Davis freaks.
OUR RATING— **
REMADE AS— Of Human Bondage (1946/1964)