Its name commemorates the victory of the british, the dutch and the prussians at the battle of waterloo in 1815. The second film version of sherwoods play after waterloo bridge 1931 with mae clarke and kent douglass. Matisse, monet e picasso rubati al museo di rotterdam claude monet, waterloo. Waterloo bridge 1931 is an early precode drama directed by james whale london, 1917. Then in 1977, a print of the missing work was found hidden amidst the wealth of. Featuring vivien leigh in her muchtouted followup to gone with the wind, and assisted by mgm heartthrob robert taylor in his one of his best performances, waterloo bridges story. During world war i, believing her fiance to be dead, a young ballerina loses her. Waterloo bridge 1931 james whale, mae clarke, douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, drama, romance, war may 27, 2016 in world war i london, myra is an american out of work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on waterloo bridge. Every scene is beautifully photographed with a luminocity that the precode version lacks. At the same time waterloo was being filmed, laurence olivier was elsewhere on the lot playing darcy in pride and prejudice. The screenplay by benn levy and tom reed is based on the 1930 waterloo bridge by robert e. Waterloo bridge 1931 tcm classic film festival 2019.
In world war i london, myra is an american outofwork chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on waterloo bridge. Waterloo bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 american drama film also called waterloo bridge, adapted from the 1930 play waterloo bridge. This page was last edited on 21 december 2018, at 07. Leigh plays a melancholy dancer myra who meets soldier roy cronin taylor during an air raid in world war i london just before hes to be shipped off to the front. Although lesser known than the 1940 film starring vivien leigh, the first screen version of robert e. Waterloo bridge 1931 james whale, mae clarke, douglass. Ive spent a lot of time proselytizing to people about the wonder and excitements of the movies of the early 1930s, and running into a. Watch waterloo bridge full movie in hd visit movie 95797 in world war i london, myra is an american outofwork chorus girl makin. And, of course, there is bette davis in a small inconsequential role very early in her career. This is waterloo bridge 1940 english language by antonio rc on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The original waterloo bridge starred mae clarke and was considered a. Directed with a delicate mixture of realism and impressionism by james whale, the 1931 waterloo bridge is head and shoulders above its heavily laundered 1940 remake which in turn is vastly. Gallery of 2 movie poster and cover images for waterloo bridge 1931.
With mae clarke, douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, frederick kerr. For many years waterloo bridge was unavailable for screening, and it appeared the film had been lost forever. American actors mae clarke 1910 1992 and kent douglass 1907 1966, aka douglass montgomery play a prostitute and her lover in the wartime romance waterloo bridge, directed by james whale for universal. Ruth elizabeth bette davis was a famous american film, television and theatre actress. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale. A prostitutes selfloathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during world war i.
Waterloo bridge 1931 cast and crew a world war i soldier douglass montgomery in london falls for a young woman mae clarke during an air raid, not realizing she is a prostitute. Waterloo bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the river thames in london, between blackfriars bridge and hungerford bridge. After they fall for each other, roy tricks myra into visiting his family, who live in a. Directed by james whale, it contains a revelatory performance by mae clarke, the best of her hapless career. Waterloo bridge download ita, film waterloo bridge in italiano. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on waterloo bridge. Over a long career spanning six decades, she had made appearances in several successful and top grossing films, such as the man who played god 1932, dangerous 1935, and the little foxes 1941.
In waterloo bridge she carries the film and proves to be a very competent actress. The easiest way 1931 constance bennett adolphe menjou robert montgomery art deco. Join us for the screening of waterloo bridge 1931 at the 2019 tcm classic film festival in hollywood april 11 14. Everson, who championed whale before anyone else did, and who also managed to save many films that either were forgotten or deliberately buried, like waterloo bridge, show boat another whale classic and his greatest film, imho and others. There is one type of precode movie that frustrates me more than any other. Waterloo bridge 1931, the first of three film versions of robert e. Set in london during world war i, directed by the man who directed the original and also amazing frankenstein, and with photography by the less known but first rate arthur edeson frankenstein, yes, but also casablanca, no less. You need multiregion palntsc dvd player to view it in usacanada. Both remakes were made by metrogoldwynmayer, which bought the 1931. Read the full synopsis of waterloo bridge, 1931, directed by james whale, with mae clarke, kent douglass, doris lloyd, at turner classic movies. Too often whale seems to film her from the back or side, as if hiding her face. Waterloo bridge 1931 film completo gratis a 20170120t20.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Glossy, sanitized remake of the brilliant 1931 james whale film july 30, 2002 rating. During a zeppelin air raid she meets roy, a naive young american who enlisted in the canadian army. Regarder le film waterloo bridge 1931 en streaming vf. After they fall for each other, roy tricks myra into visiting his family, who live in a country estate outside london, his mother having remarried to a retired british major. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Both remakes were made by metrogoldwynmayer, which bought the 1931 version. With vivien leigh, robert taylor, lucile watson, virginia field. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale and starring mae clarke, kent douglass, doris lloyd, and bette davis. That we even have this film to view at all is due to the persistence and passion of film historian extraordinaire william k. Waterloo bridge 1931 a world war i soldier douglass montgomery in london falls for a young woman mae clarke during an air raid, not realizing she is a prostitute.
Watch waterloo bridge full movie in hd visit in world war i london, myra is an american outofwork chorus girl makin. The film was made by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by mervyn leroy and produced by sidney franklin and mervyn leroy. Waterloo bridge 1931film completo gratis film senza limiti. Turner classic film network was showing several before the hays code films from the 1930s last night, and i was able to watch this 1931 version of the robert sherwood play waterloo bridge. Media in category waterloo bridge 1931 film this category contains only the following file. In world war i london, myra is an american out of work chorus girl. The film, vivien said at the time, was a classic example of miscasting. Mae clarke in waterloo bridge 1931 by sass mouth dames published on 20190426t18. Waterloo bridge photos view all photos 6 movie info. Sherwood, this film is a remake of the 1931 precode version starring mae clark and douglass montgomery. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the views from the bridge of westminster, the south bank and the london eye to the west.