Waterloo Bridge

1931
1h 21m

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Mae Clarke and Douglass Montgomery in Waterloo Bridge (1931)

A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.

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7.4/10

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Awards
- 2 wins total

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Mae Clarke

Myra

Douglass Montgomery

Roy Cronin
(as Kent Douglass)

Doris Lloyd

Kitty

Frederick Kerr

Major Wetherby

Enid Bennett

Mrs. Wetherby

Bette Davis

Janet Cronin

Ethel Griffies

Mrs. Hobley

Rita Carlyle

The Old Woman
(as Rita Carlisle)

Ruth Handforth

Augusta - the Maid

Billy Bevan

Soldier on the Make
(uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Theatre Patron
(uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon

Elegant Dowager
(uncredited)

Louise Emmons

Passerby in Front of Theatre
(uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Distraught Woman on Stairway
(uncredited)

Director
- James Whale
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Storyline

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Trivia
Ethel Griffies played (uncredited) the Landlady in BOTH Waterloo Bridge (1931) & La valse dans l'ombre (1940). She was Mrs. Hobley in the earlier version and Mrs. Clark in the later version.

Goofs
Although the film is set in 1918 the cast are wearing early-1930s fashions

Quotes
Roy Cronin: Is Miss Deauville in?
Mrs. Hobley: Oh, you're the young fella who was with her last night, aren't you? No, I'm afraid she isn't back yet.
Roy Cronin: Oh, you mean she's out shopping, or something?
Mrs. Hobley: Shopping's right!

Connections
Edited into Quatre du music-hall (1944)

Soundtracks
God Save the King
Traditional; earliest known version by John Bull (1562-1628)
Sung at the music hall

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Mae Clarke took my breath away!

Having seen Mae Clarke being carried away by Frankenstein and getting a grapefruit in the face by James Cagney, I had a clear image of her but not of her talent.

I agree with the other reviewers that this is one knock-out performance. At a time when many actors in early talkies were still being very stagey (with stilted manners and playing to the back row), Mae Clarke built a performance that was modern and genuine.

The whole production is good (especially Arthur Edeson's cinematography and James Whale's direction), but Clarke's acting is what I'll always remember.