 He starred in the film version of "Berkeley Square" (1933), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.He played the title character in "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934).When Howard co-starred with Bette Davis in "The Petrified Forest" (1936) – having earlier co-starred with her in the film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's book "Of Human Bondage" (1934) – he reportedly insisted that Humphrey Bogart play gangster Duke Mantee, repeating his role from the stage production.