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Benn W. Levy (writer)
Tom Reed (writer)
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Release Date:
1 September 1931 (USA) more
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Plot:
In World War I London, Myra is an American out of work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge... more | full synopsis
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Mae Clarke is superb in James Whale's wonderful production of Sherwood's acclaimed play. more (27 total)

Cast

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Mae Clarke ... Myra Deauville
Douglass Montgomery ... Roy Cronin (as Kent Douglass)
Doris Lloyd ... Kitty
Frederick Kerr ... Major Fred Wetherby
Enid Bennett ... Mrs. Mary Cronin Wetherby

Bette Davis ... Janet Cronin
Ethel Griffies ... Mrs. Hobley, Landlady
Rita Carlyle ... The Old Woman (as Rita Carlisle)
Ruth Handforth ... Augusta, the Maid
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Runtime:
81 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Mae Clarke is superb in James Whale's wonderful production of Sherwood's acclaimed play., 30 December 1998
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Author: Arthur Hausner (genart@volcano.net) from Pine Grove, California

I never thought I would enjoy this production of "Waterloo Bridge" more than the 1940 remake with Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh. For one thing, this version is a straight narrative which is more suspenseful than the flashback construction of the remake. Secondly, Kent Douglass has that boyish quality which makes his naiveté much more believable than Robert Taylor's. And finally, the pacing and casting of the supporting actors by James Whale couldn't be beat. Ethel Griffies, as the heartless landlady, Enid Bennett, as Douglass' sympathetic but forceful mother, and Doris Lloyd, Clarke's practical but unfeeling prostitute friend, were all standouts. I had never seen Mae Clarke in such a strong dramatic role, which she handles more beautifully than I ever thought she could, conveying her anguish at loving a man but being ashamed of having become a prostitute. And, of course, there is Bette Davis in a small inconsequential role very early in her career; she was still a pleasure to watch. By all means, see this film! You won't regret it.

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