Waterloo Bridge

1931 1h 21m EN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 48

DramaRomanceWar

Synopsis

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In WWI London, out-of-work American chorus girl Myra makes ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid, she meets Roy, a naive young Yank who enlisted in the Canadian army. 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. Myra is reluctant to continue the relationship with Roy, he not aware of her past.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mae Clarke
Myra Deauville
Douglass Montgomery
Roy Cronin
Doris Lloyd
Kitty
Frederick Kerr
Major Fred Wetherby
Enid Bennett
Mary Cronin Wetherby
Bette Davis
Janet Cronin
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Hobley
Rita Carlyle
The Old Woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Whale
Writers: Tom Reed, Richard Schayer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Whale, shot by Arthur Edeson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor James Whale shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mae Clarke and Douglass Montgomery and Doris Lloyd carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022550 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

James Whale directs. Arthur Edeson behind the camera. James Whale cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
395 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by James Whale, shot by Arthur Edeson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor James Whale shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mae Clarke and Douglass Montgomery and Doris Lloyd carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0022550 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "marriage proposal", "prostitute", "world war i", "bridge".