Of Human Bondage (1946 film)
| Of Human Bondage | |
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| Directed by | Edmund Goulding |
| Produced by | Henry Blanke |
| Screenplay by | Catherine Turney |
| Based on |
Of Human Bondage 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham |
| Starring |
Paul Henreid Eleanor Parker Alexis Smith Edmund Gwenn Janis Paige |
| Music by | Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Of Human Bondage is a 1946 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding. The second screen adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1915 novel, the Warner Bros. release was written by Catherine Turney. The central characters are Philip Carey, a clubfooted medical student, and Mildred Rogers, a low-class waitress with whom he becomes obsessed.
This is the second film version of Somerset Maugham's classic novel. The first version Of Human Bondage (1934 film) stars Leslie Howard, and the third version Of Human Bondage (1964 film) stars Laurence Harvey.
Philip (Paul Henreid), an impoverished, clubfooted, failed artist, is attending medical school in London, using a trust set up for him by a wealthy uncle for tuition. When he initially meets Mildred (Eleanor Parker), she pays scant attention to him and he finds her common and crass, but his wounded pride spurs him to return to the restaurant where she works, hoping to spark her interest. He invites her to accompany him to the theatre and, because she has nothing else to do, Mildred accepts. Philip spends what little money he has on her before she breaks a date with him and an ugly argument ensues. When he discovers she apparently has run off to marry one of her regular customers, Miller (Richard Aherne), he initially is happy to be free from his emotional bondage to her.
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