Waterloo Bridge Movie Review 1940

In London during WWI, Capt. Roy Cronin (Taylor), a soldier from an aristocratic family, begins a tragic romance with ballet dancer Myra Lester (Leigh) when they meet by chance on the foggy Waterloo Bridge. She loses her job and when Roy is listed as dead, Myra's despair turns her to prostitution. But when Roy returns from POW camp, they once again meet by accident on Waterloo Bridge, and their romance resumes, with Myra struggling to conceal her shameful secret. Four-hanky drama with fine performances by Leigh (her first after "Gone with the Wind") and Taylor. Based on the play by Robert E. Sherwood.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 109 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Tearjerkers, Ballet, Oldest Profession, London, Bridges, World War I, Wrong Side of the Tracks, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

S.N. Behrman, George Froeschel, Hans Rameau

Cast

Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson, C. Aubrey Smith, Maria Ouspenskaya, Virginia Field

Cinematography

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Music

Herbert Stothart

Producer

MGM