Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)
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Waterloo Bridge is a popular Broadway drama written by Robert E. Sherwood and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. It was Vivien Leigh's first film after the success of Gone with the Wind. A simple tale of love gained and lost, it tells the story of a chance encounter between a dancer and officer during World War I who meet on Waterloo Bridge during an air raid. The film was a remake of a film of same title in 1931.
Waterloo Bridge was a success at the box office and nominated for 2 Academy Awards - best music and best cinematography. It was also considered a personal favourite by both Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor.
Credits
- Directed by
- *Mervyn LeRoy
- Writing credits
- *Robert E. Sherwood (play)
- *S.N. Behrman (screenplay) and
- *Hans Rameau (screenplay) and
- *George Froeschel (screenplay)
- Cast
- *Vivien Leigh .... Myra Lester
- *Robert Taylor .... Roy Cronin
- *Lucile Watson .... Lady Margaret Cronin
- *Virginia Field .... Kitty
- *Maria Ouspenskaya .... Madame Olga Kirowa
- *C. Aubrey Smith .... The Duke
- Produced by
- *Sidney Franklin
- *Mervyn LeRoy (uncredited)
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