every motion picture bette davis star in be worth experience . before davis co star with leslie howard in of human bondage and she would be in over a score of movie . legend have it that davis be rob of a 1935 oscar for her performance a a cockney speaking waitress and unwed mother and manipulative boyfriend user and mildred rogers . the story go that the afi console davis by award her 1st oscar for play joyce heath in dangerous . i imagine davis fan of of human bondage who agree with the oscar rob legend be go to have at my critique contrast of the 1934 film for which the afi do not award her performance and the 1936 film dangerous and performance for which she receive her 1st oscar in 1937. i have try to view all of bette davis motion picture and tv interview and video and advertisement for wwii and tv performance in popular series . in hindsight and it be easy to recognize why this film and of human bondage and give davis the opportunity to be nominate for her performance . she be only 25yo when the film be complete and just about to reach hollywood red carpet . the public begin to notice bette davis a a star because of her performance in of human bondage . that be what make it her legendary performance . but and rko saw her greatness in the man who play god and and borrow her from warner to play rogers . i be go to go with the afi and in hindsight and some 41 year after their astute decision to award davis her 1st best actress oscar for dangerous and 2 year later . by do so and the afi may have be instrumental in bring out the very best in one of hollywood most talented 20th century actor . because and from of human bondage and onward and davis knew for certain that she have to reach deep inside of herself to find the performance that earn her the golden statue . doubtless and she deserve more than 2 oscar while perhaps as many a 6. dangerous provide an exemplary contrast in davis depth of act characterization . for and it in dangerous ( 1936 ) that she become the great actor of the 20th century . davis be so good a joyce heath and she dead center on the red carpet . whereas in of human bondage and davis be right off the edge and still on the sidewalk and ready to take off on the rest of her 60 year act career . perhaps by not award her that legendary oscar in 1935 and instead of a star be bear and an actor be give incentive to reach beyond stardom into her soul for the gifted actor great work . it be well know that her contemporary peer adversary be joan crawford while a star whose performance still do not measure up to davis . even anna nicole smith be a tar . howard stern be a radio host tar and too . lot of people on stage and the silver screen be star . few become great actor . the key difference between them be something that bette davis could sense represent the difference between the desire to do great act or to become star struck . try compare these two movie a i have and view one right after the other . maybe you will recognize what the afi and i do . davis be on the verge of become one of the great actor of the 20th century at 25yo and achieve her goal by the time she be 27. she spend her next 50 plus year set the bar so high that it have not be reach . . . yet . have the afi send her the message that she would arrive in of human bondage and davis life history a a great actor may have be lead into star strike dom and instead .