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Of Human Bondage

1934 · 83 min · Director: John Cromwell ★ IMDb 7 · 9,351 ratings

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A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

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Of Human Bondage (1934) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Sadness
25%Empathy
20%Love
  1. Sadness35%
  2. Empathy25%
  3. Love20%
  4. Anxiety10%
  5. Melancholy10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Empathy50 %52 %37 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Empathy46 %46 %29 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Tension39 %33 %18 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Hope39 %31 %19 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Empathy49 %45 %35 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Sadness57 %54 %46 %48 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Empathy60 %55 %49 %48 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Sadness61 %56 %50 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Empathy64 %59 %50 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Sadness65 %60 %54 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Sadness69 %61 %60 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Tension73 %63 %63 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 52′Sadness64 %55 %51 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 56′Hope51 %44 %33 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 60′Empathy57 %45 %35 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Tension78 %59 %56 %69 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Sadness81 %69 %61 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 73′Hope73 %69 %55 %36 %
92.5 %≈ 77′Sadness74 %65 %58 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 81′Hope77 %58 %55 %30 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

LH
Leslie Howard

Bette Davis

FD
Frances Dee

KJ
Kay Johnson

RD
Reginald Denny

Alan Hale

RS
Reginald Sheffield

Reginald Owen

DR
Desmond Roberts

HA
Harry Allen

HA
Harry Allen

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

RA
Ray Atchley

J. Murphy (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Policeman Removing Mildred (uncredited)

EB
Evelyn Beresford

Coughing Lady (uncredited)

JC
Jimmy Casey

(uncredited)

MC
Ma Curly

Charwoman (uncredited)

BF
Byron Fitzpatrick

(uncredited)

FG
Frankie Grandetta

Newsboy (uncredited)

TH
Tommy Hughes

Englishman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Hospital Interne (uncredited)

BM
Billy Mills

(uncredited)

Details

Directed by
John Cromwell
Written by
W. Somerset Maugham, Lester Cohen
Type
Movies
Released
1934
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 9,351 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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