James whales 1931 waterloo bridge is vastly superior to the 1940 remake, as well as, the 1956 remake gaby. The screenplay by benn levy and tom reed is based on the 1930 waterloo bridge by robert e. Waterloo bridge 1931 movie clip nothing will come of it. Common waters is an experimental exhibition designed by the bridge team and curators from cambridge art galleries. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. Taylors uncle reluctantly agrees to the upcoming marriage. Waterloo bridge is no longer a tale of a shy canadian soldier who falls in love with a shy. Mervyn leroys 1940 remake of waterloo bridge, based on the play by robert e. Roy kent douglass is an american stationed in england during wwi, visiting the country home of his mother enid bennett and english stepfather frederick kerr but the scene belongs to his sister, bette davis, in her last of three films for universal, the original waterloo. Sherwood, stars robert taylor as scotsman roy conin, a middleaged officer in the british army who reflectson the eve of britains entry into world war iion lost love during the last great war. I wipe them away with a black woolly glove and try not to notice ive fallen in love on waterloo bridge i am trying to think. The bridge will reopen to traffic by april 30, 2021 with an expected 12ton weight restriction. 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. Angel from montgomery john prine cover by bill clarke.
In this film, robert taylor, a british officer from a wealthy family, falls in love with ballerina vivien leigh. Restaurants near waterloo bridge, london on tripadvisor. The total cost of the original structure, according to british. Common waters addresses our relationship with water through communitygenerated conversations between academics, indigenous leaders, students.
In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on waterloo bridge. Waterloo bridge 1931 james whale, mae clarke, douglass. Media in category waterloo bridge 1931 film this category contains only the following file. Why is waterloo bridge sometimes known as the ladies. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale. But the jukebox inside me is playing a song that says something. In world war i london, myra is an american outofwork chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on waterloo bridge. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale and starring mae clarke, kent douglass, doris lloyd, and bette davis. Waterloo bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 american drama film also called waterloo bridge, adapted from the 1930 play waterloo bridge. Do you need to book in advance to visit waterloo bridge. Waterloo bridge had a longer life than most thames bridges but in 1923 a settlement in the pier on the lambeth side of the central arch and subsidences in the parapet and carriageway gave warning that the structure was in a dangerous condition.
Waterloo bridge 1931 waterloo bridge 1931, the first of three film versions of robert e. Waterloo bridge simple english wikipedia, the free. The first bridge on the site was designed in 180910 by john rennie for the strand bridge company and opened in 1817 as a toll bridge. Directed by james whale, it contains a revelatory performance by mae clarke, the best of her hapless career. See waterloo bridge photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of waterloo bridge in london area.
Betwsycoed is snowdonia national parks principal village, where the conwy meets its three tributaries llugwy, lledr and machno. 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. Its name commemorates the victory of the british, dutch and prussians at the battle of waterloo in 1815. Added to the national film registry in 2005, baby face 1933. Waterloo bridge 1931 james whale, mae clarke, douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, drama, romance, war may 27, 2016 in world war i london, myra is an american out of work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on waterloo bridge. 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 granite bridge had nine arches, each of 120 feet 36. Starring mae clarke, kent douglass douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, frederick kerr, enid bennett, bette davis, ethel griffies cinematography arthur edeson art direction charles d. Waterloo bridge, constructed 181516, bridges the main river and was designed by thomas telford 17571834. Simms notes that a british attempt to send the queen to place a wreath at the waterloo column in hanover in 1965 was thwarted by the then west german government. Told in flashback, roys illfated romance begins in a chance meeting. Disc 2 stars barbara stanwyck as an amoral beauty who sleeps her way to the top. Based on robert sherwoods autobiographical play, an american soldier who volunteered to fight for england in the great war meets an american chorus girl living in london who picks up men to help pay her rent.
James whale frankenstein directs waterloo bridge 1931. The easiest way 1931 constance bennett adolphe menjou robert montgomery art deco. Herbert stothart scores waterloo bridge 1940 youtube. With mae clarke, douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, frederick kerr. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the views of london westminster, the south bank.
Media in category waterloo bridge the following 158 files are in this category, out of 158 total. Ive spent a lot of time proselytizing to people about the wonder and excitements of the movies of the early 1930s, and running into a. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the views from the bridge of westminster, the south bank and the. Remedial measures were taken but proved unsuccessful, and the bridge was closed to traffic on 11th. Hall film editor clarence kolster written by benn levy, tom reed from the play by robert e. During world war i, believing her fiance to be dead, a young ballerina loses her. Disc 1, starring mae clarke in the gritty first film version of the acclaimed wartime romance. It is ongoing, with a program that began in june and runs till september 15, 2019. During a zeppelin air raid she meets roy, a naive young american who enlisted in the canadian army. Posted january 23, 2015 by kristen lopez 7 comments on waterloo bridge 1931 1930s waterloo bridge 1931 i felt incredibly stupid popping in the first volume of forbidden hollywood and realizing its version of waterloo bridge was not what i anticipated. Sherwoods 1930 play, is a precode film that doesnt idealize or glamorize the tale of myra, an american prostitute in world war i london and her doomed romance with roy, a callow canadian soldier.
Herbert morrison, opening waterloo bridge in december 1945. On waterloo bridge where we said our goodbyes, the weather conditions bring tears to my eyes. The film was made by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by mervyn leroy and produced by sidney franklin and mervyn leroy. Of course, she was never a staple name like leigh, however, she is simply a pleasure to watch as the main character without question the finest performance of her unfortunate career. Sherwood the film was remade in 1940 as waterloo bridge and as gaby in 1956. Directed with a delicate mixture of realism and impressionism by james whale, the 1931 waterloo bridge is head and shoulders above its heavily laundered 1940 remake which in turn is vastly superior to the 1956 reremake, gaby. Waterloo bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the river thames in london, england between blackfriars bridge and hungerford bridge. Sherwoods waterloo bridge would have to be laundered and softened to pass muster. Original name with diacritics of the place is london. The 10 best restaurants near waterloo bridge in london. Every effort will be made to replicate the look of the historic bridge, including its green paint color. A prostitutes selfloathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during world war i. Given the omnipresence of the motion picture production code in 1940, the second film version of robert e.
The name of the bridge is in memory of the british victory at the battle of waterloo in 1815. There is one type of precode movie that frustrates me more than any other. With vivien leigh, robert taylor, lucile watson, virginia field. In the original, made in 1931, the heroine is nothing more or less than a streetwalker, patrolling londons waterloo bridge during world war i in hopes of picking up the occasional soldier. Myra deauville mae clarke is dancing in a show and receives an animal fur as a gift. Directed with a delicate mixture of realism and impressionism by james whale, the 1931 waterloo bridge is head and shoulders above its heavily laundered 1940 remake which in turn is vastly. Both remakes were made by metrogoldwynmayer, which bought the 1931 version. Waterloo bridge mervyn leroy you must believe in spring barbra streisand duration.
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