The film that made Bette Davis a genuine star
Bette Davis fully expected to be nominated for an Oscar for this, her breakthrough performance in films. When she was denied an official nomination, there was an attempt to make her a "write-in" candidate, a practice now barred by the Academy.
Mildred Rogers:
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Mildred Rogers:
You cad, you dirty swine! I never cared for you, not once! I was always makin' a fool of ya! Ya bored me stiff; I hated ya! It made me SICK when I had to let ya kiss me. I only did it because ya begged me, ya hounded me and drove me crazy! And after ya kissed me, I always used to wipe my mouth! WIPE MY MOUTH!
Mildred Rogers:
[after having her baby] Funny looking little thing, isn't it? I can't believe it's mine.
Thorpe Athelny:
Well, I suppose youth must be served, but I must say, I'm sick and tired of serving it!
Version of
Of Human Bondage (1946)
Of Human Bondage (1964)
Edited into
The Counterfeit Contessa (1994) (TV)
- characters watch scene on TV
Referenced in
David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935)
Featured in
The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977) (TV)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
- documentary about 30s films
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV)
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
All About Bette (1994) (TV)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
- Documentary about Sex in Films
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)
- film clip shown