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Waterloo Bridge (1931)

Poster for Waterloo Bridge

In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid she meets Roy, a naive young American 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
James Whale
  • Profile picture of Mae Clarke
    Myra Deauville Mae Clarke
  • Profile picture of Douglass Montgomery
    Roy Cronin (as Kent Douglass) Douglass Montgomery
  • Profile picture of Doris Lloyd
    Kitty Doris Lloyd
  • Profile picture of Frederick Kerr
    Major Fred Wetherby Frederick Kerr
  • Profile picture of Enid Bennett
    Mary Cronin Wetherby Enid Bennett
  • Profile picture of Bette Davis
    Janet Cronin Bette Davis
  • Profile picture of Ethel Griffies
    Mrs. Hobley Ethel Griffies
  • Profile picture of Rita Carlyle
    The Old Woman Rita Carlyle

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