Academy award winner vivien leigh stars as a ballet dancer who finds her greatest happiness and deepest sorrow, her life and her death on londons waterloo bridge. Waterloo bridge 1940 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In london circa 1916, exballerina kitty virginia field is found out in her secret profession by her former colleague and current impoverished roommate myra vivien leigh, whose betrothed is away at war, in a pivotal scene from mervyn leroys waterloo bridge. As a result, she is dismissed from the ballet and struggles to make ends meet. Watch waterloo bridge starring mae clarke in this drama on directv. Classic movie starring vivien leigh and robert taylor.
Waterloo bridge mervyn leroy you must believe in spring. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Waterloo bridge 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The jack benny program, old time radio show, 480516 robert taylor subs for jack.
Aubrey smith waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie during world war i, believing her fiance to be dead, a young ballerina loses. Waterloo bridge is no longer a tale of a shy canadian soldier who falls in love with a shy. Vivien leighs most beautiful moment waterloo bridge. Sherwood, this tragic wartime romance boasts a pair of exquisite performances from vivien leigh and robert taylor. Franco zeffirelli was strolling alongside, nodding with excitement and saying, yes. The farewell waltz scene from waterloo bridge 1940 starring vivien leigh and robert taylor. Waterloo bridge 1940 vivien leigh, robert taylor youtube. This is a remake of the 1931 and 1940 versions of the movie waterloo bridge. This music video is a remake of the original movie clip and soundtrack.
The splendor of 1939 continued in 1940 with waterloo bridge. On the eve of world war ii, a british officer revisits waterloo bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of world war i and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing waterloo bridge 1931 ii near you. Waterloo bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 american drama film also called waterloo bridge, adapted from the 1930 play waterloo bridge. 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. Vivien leigh as ballerina in waterloo bridge 1940 duration. Similar in some ways to the remake, the 1931 version is a lot grittier and more direct. Waterloo bridge 1931 is an early precode drama directed by james whale london, 1917. 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. Waterloo bridge 1931 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Mae clarke had the best role of her career as the heroine of waterloo bridge, the first of three filmizations of robert l. With leslie caron, john kerr, cedric hardwicke, taina elg. Vivien leigh looks just as pretty in black and white as she does in color. Rent waterloo bridge 1940 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
As fate would have it, cronin is called to active duty shortly thereafter. Although i wish the ending had been different, i guess it would take away from the drama and the plot. It was both vivien leighs and robert taylors favorite of their films. London nye 2018 fireworks london eye waterloo bridge view by christos chazapis. Lea michele sings auld lang syne with no voiceover from the movie new years eve. This clip is devoted to my beloved movie and i just want to share with my own impressions from it.
Aubrey smith waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie during world war i. This apartment has not opened since 1939 after 70 years a surprise no one believed. Still, waterloo is a great film, and while hard to find on video you should watch it if you ever get the chance. 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. I am always looking for a vivien leigh film that has a worthy leading man and waterloo bridge is one of my favorites. Watch waterloo bridge online stream full movie directv. In this film, robert taylor, a british officer from a wealthy family, falls in love with ballerina vivien leigh.
Waterloo bridge is a tepid soap opera about myramae clarke, a dancer who has fallen on tough times. Returning from the front during world war ii, captain roy cronin robert taylor remembers the woman he loved. Rent waterloo bridge 1940 starring vivien leigh and robert taylor on dvd and bluray. Waterloo bridge metrogoldwynmayer is a drastic reworking of robert sherwoods doleful drama about a love episode in blighty during world war ikeyed up to catch the overtones of world war ii, and toned down to meet the objections of censors.
The screenplay by benn levy and tom reed is based on the 1930 waterloo bridge by robert e. Movie details gone with the winds tempestuous scarlett ohara. After the success of gone with the wind, vivien leigh first appeared in waterloo bridge, where she played a character completely different with. Starring vivien leigh, robert taylor and lucile watson. This is a beautiful movie worthy of a best picture nomination.
After a chance meeting on the titular london bridge, leighs promising ballerina and taylors youngofficer fall hopelessly in love, planning to marry until he is called back to the front. 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. At the onset of world war i, british officer roy cronin robert taylor and ballerina myra vivien leigh meet and fall in love. The film is a little longer than most, and being familiar with the actual events leading up to the battle helps to understand the film, so this movie may not appeal to everyone. 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 photos view all photos 6 movie info. Right after gone with the wind, vivien leigh did this tragic love story costarring robert taylor. Waterloo bridge, a captivating black and white film classic starring vivien leigh and robert taylor, is a 1940 remake of the 1931 original.
Its name commemorates the victory of the british, dutch and prussians at the battle of waterloo in 1815. Great guy 1936, james cagney and mae clarke full movie part 1. When cronins departure coincides with a performance, myra chooses to skip the ballet to see her love leave. And it begins with myra vivien leigh, a young ballerina, who meets a highranking officer, roy cronin robert taylor on the infamous bridge waterloo, where they immediately fall in love.
Robert taylor and vivien look great together in this lovely yet saddening story. It has been two years since she was in a show, three weeks since she paid her rent and she. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing waterloo bridge 1931 near you. On the eve of world war ii, a british officer revisits waterloo bridge and recalls the. She is almost the opposite of scarlet ohara, she is selfsacraficing and willing to pay to pay for her sins. Waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie. I met nino rota once in a moonlit garden some 40 miles from rome. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network.
In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on waterloo bridge. Douglass montgomery here credited as kent douglass plays a young american soldier who, while on leave from world war i, meets myra during an air raid in london and falls in love with her, unaware she is a prostitute. Waterloo bridge is truly one of the most romantic films ever made, even though the ending is hard to bear. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale and starring mae clarke, kent douglass, doris lloyd, and bette davis. 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. Waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie youtube. Although i wish the ending had been different, i guess. Both stars proclaimed it to be their favorite film. He was strolling beneath a balcony that could have been used for romeo and juliet, and was about to be, and he was twirling a rose and humming a tune beneath his breath.
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