Waterloo Bridge (1940)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers:

Robert E. Sherwood (play)
S.N. Behrman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 May 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War | Romance

Plot:

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he...

Plot Keywords:

Bridge | Ballerina | Love | Ballet | Officer

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Vivien Leigh	...	Myra
Robert Taylor	...	Roy Cronin
Lucile Watson	...	Lady Margaret Cronin
Virginia Field	...	Kitty
Maria Ouspenskaya	...	Madame Olga Kirowa
C. Aubrey Smith	...	The Duke
Janet Shaw	...	Maureen
Janet Waldo	...	Elsa
Steffi Duna	...	Lydia
Virginia Carroll	...	Sylvia
Leda Nicova	...	Marie
Florence Baker	...	Beatrice
Margery Manning	...	Mary
Frances MacInerney	...	Violet
Eleanor Stewart	...	Grace

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #6168)

Filming Locations:

Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

Of her films, this was Vivien Leigh's personal favorite.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Roy travels back down to London from Scotland by express train, the train shown is a Great Western Railway one which did not serve Scotland as it only served routes from Paddington (London) to the West of England and Wales.

Quotes:

Kitty: If I don't feel sorry for myself, who will?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Wonder Boys (2000)

Soundtrack:

It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary

One of the most underrated films of all time.

This film is rare in many ways. First off everyone in America was waiting to see what was going to be Vivien Leigh's first movie after her great performance in "Gone with the Wind". And this was it. This film turned out to be her only "North American"(Hollywood type),non costume drama,non southern accent (Scarlett O'Hara/Blanche DuBois)type movie post "GWTW" while she was still in her twenties."That Hamilton Woman" (1941)was a "British" production. Factor in the fact that when asked later in life which one of her films was her personal favorite, what was her reply? Not "GWTW",not "A Streetcar Named Desire",but "Waterloo Bridge"(it was also "Robert Taylors" personal favorite).This movie gives you a little taste of what might have been if she made more "Hollywood" type movies while still in her twenties. Possibly paired up with some of Hollywood's greatest leading men "Humphrey Bogart","Cary Grant",who knows?Will never know.Highly recommended! Find it!