Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing of human bondage 1946 near you. It is generally agreed to be his masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although maugham stated, this is a novel, not an autobiography. Printed up by the government printing office in a limited run of 500 copies, signed by mr. With paul henreid, eleanor parker, alexis smith, edmund gwenn. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Library of congress, 1946 some time in the last week or so, i say, stuff it. This film stars leslie howard as sensitive, clubfooted artistcummed student philip carey. An address given by somerset maugham in the coolidge auditorium at the library of congress on the occasion of his gift to the library of the original manuscript for of human bondage in 1946. Over the course of the 656page book, the main character, philip carey, a young orphan born with a clubfoot, takes many wrong turns, mostly because he has. Of human bondage 1946 edmund goulding, paul henreid, eleanor parker, alexis smith july 4, 2018 a medical student with a club foot falls for a beautiful but ambitious waitress. Of human bondage photos view all photos 1 movie info.
Philip is a sensitive gentleman who becomes passionately obsessed with mildred, a beautiful lowerclass vixen who is selfish and illtempered. July 1946 full feature film allregion no coding formatntsc dvd origin importnonus good quality but not digitally remastered. Originally published in 1915, of human bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual obsession and of modern mans yearning for freedom. Well directed by john cromwell, it stars leslie howard as a young medical student who is hopelessly infatuated with a coarse waitress, played by bette davis in her breakthrough performance. Somerset maughams novel was adapted by catherine turney. Of human bondage 1946 edmund goulding video dailymotion. Of human bondage 1946 directed by edmund goulding, with paul henreid and eleanor parker in the lead roles of human bondage 1964 laurence harvey and kim novak in the lead roles. Of human bondage is a 1946 american drama film directed by edmund goulding. Of human bondage 1946 cast and crew at the turn of the century, philip carey paul henreid is a meek, clubfooted man attending medical school after failing to make it as an artist. This 1946 version would disappear completely from view upon the occasion of the third filmization of of human bondage in 1964, wherein kim novak was pathetically miscast as mildred. Cinematographer peverell marley faced an unusual challenge with the 1946 remake of of human bondage. Of human bondage 1946 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The tragic storys adaptation about a crippled doctors destructive and compulsive passion for a coarse waitress was advertised with the tagline on one of its posters.
Most who have seen it will agree that rkos 1934 release of somerset maughams of human bondage is the definitive film version of the novel. The stage attraction at the strand is spike jones and his city slickers, plus kay ballad, dorese midgley, helen greco. After a few months studying in heidelberg, and a brief spell in paris as a wouldbe artist, philip settles in london to train as a doctor. Of human bondage 1946 changes the movie database tmdb. In contrast, she was the cockney waitress mildred rogers in of human bondage 1946, who obsesses paul henreid as the tormented medical student in the first remake of the somerset maugham story. The central characters are philip carey, a clubfooted medical student, and mildred rogers, a lowclass waitress with whom he becomes obsessed. Of human bondage, in this version, is pretty much of a thoroughgoing bore. Of human bondage 1946 edmund goulding, paul henreid. Thats a shame, for while parker is somewhat miscast and cannot match davis, she does offer some very fine moments. Alexis smith, edmund gwenn, eleanor parker, janis paige, paul henreid, una oconnor, w. There are three different film adaptations, one in 1934, 1946, and 1964. Paul henreid conveyed a deeper emotion of his character, that some. Of human bondage with a digression on the art of fiction.
This classic bildungsroman tells the story of philip carey, a sensitive boy born with a clubfoot who is orphaned and raised by a religious aunt and uncle. It is not a classic like the 1933 version which starred betty davis and leslie howard. Eleanor parker is featured as mildred, the vulgar, brassy cockney. It is generally agreed to be his masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although maugham stated, this is a novel, not an autobiography, though much in it is autobiographical, more is pure invention. The 1946 remake of the 1934 film of human bondage is probably best enjoyed by those unfamiliar with the superior original version. This second film version of somerset maughams classic novel stars paul henreid as a clubfooted, introverted medical student. Collecting of human bondage by maugham, w somerset first. Eleanor parker paul henreid alexis smith 1946 based on the novel by w. Of human bondage there was the leslie howardbette davis 1934 version of this story and the 1946 entry starring paul henried and eleanor parker. The film of human bondage filmed in 1964 is pretty straightforward. A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who. Somerset maughams tragic novel, edmund gouldings film of human bondage 1946 marks the lowest point in erich wolfgang korngolds exalted career as a film composer. Of human bondage 1946, edmund goulding the stop button. Feb 06, 2018 a young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
She soon leaves him, but gets pregnant and comes back to him for help. Of human bondage full drama movie bette davis, leslie. A doctorartist develops a tragic infatuation with a promiscuous waitress. Of human bondage 1934 was derived from the 1915 novel of the same name by w.
Of human bondage is a 1915 novel, a classic bildungsroman by w. Of human bondage 1946, edmund goulding leave a comment, 1946, classics, film, of human bondage, warner bros. A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both. Of human bondage 1946 directed by edmund goulding this second adaptation of w. The earlier version offered bette davis in a breakthrough, starmaking performance, putting eleanor parker at a disadvantage in this retelling. Of human bondage with a digression on the art of fiction cover of human bondage with a digression on the art of fiction washington. Total number of members who have this title in their. A medical student with a club foot falls for a beautiful but ambitious waitress. Per una migliore esperienza su mubi, aggiorna il tuo browser. Of human bondage by maugham, first edition abebooks. Of human bondage is a bildungsroman which frequently makes you groan and mentally exclaim oh, no.
With bette davis, leslie howard, frances dee, kay johnson. Looking for love to invigorate his life, carey meets mildred rogers eleanor parker, a disinterested waitress at a nearby restaurant. Of human bondage 1946 full movie download full hd youtube. Watch of human bondage full movie in hd visit a medical student with a club foot falls for a beautiful but ambit. Of human bondage 1946 is a moody tale of romantic obsession, set in victorian england. Of human bondage 1946 dvd paul henreid, eleanor parker. Women the only reasonable thing you can do is to accept the good in men and be patient with their faults.
M the kite 1946 m liza of lambeth m looking back 1962 m mabel 1924 m marriages are made in heaven m masterson 1929 m mirage 1929 m the narrow corner m the noblest act 1942 m of human bondage with a digression on the art of fiction m orientations m points of view m prose and dr. Of human bondage is the first and most autobiographical of maughams novels. Of human bondage 1946 everyone suffers from some defect of body or mind. Of human bondage with a digression on the art of fiction 1946. I know this is one persons opinion but i liked the paul henreid and eleanor version.