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. Gallery of 2 movie poster and cover images for waterloo bridge 1931. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. 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. 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. I thought the only version of this depressing tale of prostitution and doomed love was the 1940s feature starring vivien leigh. This is waterloo bridge 1940 english language by antonio rc on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Sherwoods 1930 play, is a precode film that doesnt idealize or glamorize the tale of myra, an american prostitute in world war i london and her doomed romance with roy, a callow canadian soldier. Too often whale seems to film her from the back or side, as if hiding her face.
Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Waterloo bridge by mervyn leroy mervyn leroy, vivien. Waterloo bridge 1931film completo gratis film senza limiti. Incredibly, it took decades for this footage to be restored, but thankfully, it did finally happen. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on waterloo bridge. Sherwoods waterloo bridge would have to be laundered and softened to pass muster. Read the full synopsis of waterloo bridge, 1931, directed by james whale, with mae clarke, kent douglass, doris lloyd, at turner classic movies. Join fandango vip for free it only takes a few seconds to join already a fandango vip. Waterloo bridge 1931 film completo gratis a 20170120t20. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commission free. Waterloo bridge 1931 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Given the omnipresence of the motion picture production code in 1940, the second film version of robert e. Academy award winner vivien leigh stars as a ballet dancer who finds her greatest happiness and deepest sorry, her life and her death on londons waterloo bridge. Sherwood, this film is a remake of the 1931 precode version starring mae clark and douglass montgomery.
Waterloo bridge 1931 tcm classic film festival 2019. The film was made by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by mervyn leroy and produced by sidney franklin and mervyn leroy. Jan 23, 2015 waterloo bridge 1931 i felt incredibly stupid popping in the first volume of forbidden hollywood and realizing its version of waterloo bridge was not what i anticipated. Because of some cosmic fluke, this movie isnt available on region 1 dvd and a vhs copy is rare, but because of some cosmic fluke, this is one of the most popular movies of all time in china, resulting in many various imports. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing waterloo bridge 1931 near you. This film was remade in 1940 with vivian leigh in the mae clarke role. So beautiful, powerful, and mesmerizing, yet with a philosophical side that will grab even people who do not care much for melodramas. Mick lasalle uses a comparecontrast between the two movies to define.
Roy takes a walk through waterloo bridge, finds a place on the bridge which seems to be familiar to him, and stands and gazes at the river and takes out something out of his pocket, which looks like a lucky charm. Prostitutes have been in many movies but you had to almost guess to figure it out. Waterloo bridge 1931 is an early precode drama directed by james whale london, 1917. She meets one soldier who does not realise the craic and they begin to fall in love. Join us for the screening of waterloo bridge 1931 at the 2019 tcm classic film festival in hollywood april 11 14. Soldiers are equipped with helmets, rifles, and uniforms to fight in the trenches in james whales picture set during wwi in london. In world war i london, myra is an american outofwork chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on waterloo bridge. Media in category waterloo bridge 1931 film this category contains only the following file. 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. Waterloo bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 american drama film also called waterloo bridge, adapted from the 1930 play waterloo bridge.
In the original, made in 1931, the heroine is nothing more or less than a streetwalker, patrolling. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale and starring mae clarke, kent douglass, doris lloyd, and bette davis. Waterloo bridge 1931 james whale, mae clarke, douglass. Waterloo bridge is a tepid soap opera about myramae clarke, a dancer who has fallen on tough times.
One night she meets kindhearted roy cronin douglass montgomery, whos a young and naive soldier looking for company. Similar in some ways to the remake, the 1931 version is a lot grittier and more direct. During a zeppelin air raid she meets roy, a naive young american who enlisted in the canadian army. Waterloo bridge 1931 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. At the same time waterloo was being filmed, laurence olivier was elsewhere on the lot playing darcy in pride and prejudice. I thought the only version of this depressing tale of prostitution and doomed love was the. Waterloo bridge by mervyn leroy mervyn leroy, vivien leigh. Waterloo bridge download ita, film waterloo bridge in italiano. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. 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. Mae clarke, douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, frederick kerr, enid bennett, bette. The screenplay by benn levy and tom reed is based on the 1930 waterloo bridge by robert e.
Sass mouth dames such as mae clarkes myra have lipstick, a cloche hat, and an ermine stole to survive the blackouts and shortages. Waterloo bridge 1931 please subscribe a prostitutes selfloathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during world war i. Waterloo bridge 1931 is an early precode drama directed by james whale. Whale has always been considered one of the greatest horror directors but after seeing this film he certainly should be considered one of the greatest. Waterloo bridge 1931 out of 4 james whale directed film about a canadian soldier kent douglass in london who falls in love with a woman mae clarke not knowing shes a prostitute. The second film version of sherwoods play after waterloo bridge 1931 with mae clarke and kent douglass. Returning from the front during world war ii, captain roy cronin robert taylor remembers the woman he loved. Scarlet heaven 1949 douglass montgomery, hazel court, patricia burke trailer drama, thriller film gorillas. The film was remade in 1940 as waterloo bridge and as gaby in 1956. Best netflix series ranked 200 fresh free movies online. The version of waterloo bridge from 1940, with vivien leigh and robert taylor, has always been a favourite, so i welcomed the chance to finally see the earlier take with mae clarke and kent douglass. 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.
Mae clarke had the best role of her career as the heroine of waterloo bridge, the first. 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. In waterloo bridge she carries the film and proves to be a very competent actress. There is one type of precode movie that frustrates me more than any other. The easiest way 1931 constance bennett adolphe menjou robert montgomery art deco. 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.
Waterloo bridge 1940 film wikipedia, the free encyclopedia waterloo bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 film also called waterloo bridge, adapted from the 1930 play waterloo bridge. O filme foi refilmado em 1940 waterloo bridge, com vivien leigh e robert taylor nos papeis principais. The film, vivien said at the time, was a classic example of miscasting. Waterloo bridge 1931, the first of three film versions of robert e. Waterloo bridge 1931 i felt incredibly stupid popping in the first volume of forbidden hollywood and realizing its version of waterloo bridge was not what i anticipated. It has been two years since she was in a show, three weeks since she paid her rent and she. 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. Collection volume one waterloo bridge 1931 baby face redheaded woman. Mae clarke in waterloo bridge 1931 by sass mouth dames from desktop or your mobile device. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of waterloo bridge with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Waterloo bridge 1931 region 2 nonusa format, import spain. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale. In the original, made in 1931, the heroine is nothing more or less than a streetwalker, patrolling londons waterloo bridge during world war i in hopes of picking up the occasional soldier.