Sherwood, this film is a remake of the 1931 precode version starring mae clark and douglass montgomery. Franco zeffirelli was strolling alongside, nodding with excitement and saying, yes. The easiest way 1931 constance bennett adolphe menjou robert. During a zeppelin air raid she meets roy, a naive young american who enlisted in the canadian army. Although i wish the ending had been different, i guess it would take away from the drama and the plot. Bridge is a precode film, made before the selfimposed restrictions on cinematic content were enforced by a hollywood fearful of government intervention, and as such, it wasnt explicit about sex and violence, but it made the audiences of its day read between the lines much. The story is more efficiently told and without flashbacks such that this film is nearly half an hour shorter. The film, vivien said at the time, was a classic example of miscasting. Crosby ezekiel the easiest way 1931 constance bennett. Scarlet heaven 1949 douglass montgomery, hazel court, patricia burke trailer drama, thriller film gorillas. Waterloo bridge 1931, a film by james whale theiapolis.
A web page featuring information about waterloo bridge. It has nothing to do with the architecture compared to the other bridges in the city its rather. Waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie youtube. And auteurists may suspect the reason why the man behind the camera was no less a heavyweight than james whale. Radnja je smjestena u london u doba prvog svjetskog rata i prikazuje tragicnu ljubav oficira ciji lik tumaci robert taylor i plesacice ciji. Nov 15, 2012 with douglass montgomery aka kent douglass and ethel griffies. Given the omnipresence of the motion picture production code in 1940, the second film version of robert e. Regarder le film waterloo bridge 1931 en streaming vf. York city, and pennsylvania insisted extensive cuts be made to this precode film. As the film begins, stage sets are being struck and myra is saying goodbye to her gig as a. She meets one soldier who does not realise the craic and they begin to fall in love. Waterloo bridge 1931 online greek subtitles waterloo bridge. Sherwooda, odnosno predstavlja remake istoimenog filma iz 1931. The film was remade in 1940 as waterloo bridge and as gaby in 1956.
Directed by mervyn leroy based on robert sherwoods play with a screenplay by s. Directed by james whale, it contains a revelatory performance by mae clarke, the best of her hapless career. Waterloo bridge podul waterloo 1931 film cinemagia. 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. As air raid sirens sound, british army colonel taylor finds himself on waterloo bridge, the very spot where he fell in love with ballerina leigh on the eve of the previous war.
Sherwood, its supposedly based on his own personal experiences during wartime. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Sherwoods waterloo bridge would have to be laundered and softened to pass muster. Waterloo bridge 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Prostitutes have been in many movies but you had to almost guess to figure it out. It was adapted to screen for the first time in 1931. Donna reed in from here to eternity 1953 and jean arthur in only angels have wings 1939 both played whores, but were called a chorus girl or a hostess instead. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale. Waterloo bridge 1931 waterloo bridge 1931, the first of three film versions of robert e. Waterloo bridge is a tepid soap opera about myramae clarke, a dancer who has fallen on tough times.
Waterloo bridge, one of the great romantic tragedies in film, actually originated as a broadway play in 1930. 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. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. 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. So beautiful, powerful, and mesmerizing, yet with a philosophical side that will grab even people who do not care much for melodramas. Waterloo bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 american drama film also called waterloo bridge, adapted from the 1930 play waterloo bridge.
Lista filme filmebatalii anticeev mediurenasterepana. Similar in some ways to the remake, the 1931 version is a lot grittier and more direct. I am always looking for a vivien leigh film that has a worthy leading man and waterloo bridge is one of my favorites. Waterloo bridge 1931 the precode waterloo bridge doesnt boast early barbara stanwyck, but its a lot more fun than baby face. The vivien leigh version starts out like the mae clarke version, meeting roy by waterloo bridge during an air raid, but then it goes on quite a detour before it resembles the 1931 film again.
At the same time waterloo was being filmed, laurence olivier was elsewhere on the lot playing darcy in pride and prejudice. Its a pure entertainment in silver screen but with a golden spirit of message. The film was made by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by mervyn leroy and produced by sidney franklin and mervyn leroy. This is waterloo bridge 1940 english language by antonio rc on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 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. I thought the only version of this depressing tale of prostitution and doomed love was the 1940s feature starring vivien leigh. Rent waterloo bridge 1940 starring vivien leigh and robert taylor on dvd and bluray. I heartily recommend everyone to see waterloo bridge, a movie where you will surely find something decent for yourself.
Media in category waterloo bridge 1931 film this category contains only the following file. Exciting together 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. 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. This original version of the robert sherwood play is quite different than the more famous mgm remake starring vivien leigh and robert taylor. 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. 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 snoozefest is simply frustration. Film podul waterloo waterloo bridge waterloo bridge. Waterloo bridge 1931 james whale, mae clarke, douglass. Waterloo bridge 1931 film completo gratis a 20170120t20. There is one type of precode movie that frustrates me more than any other.
Glossy, sanitized remake of the brilliant 1931 james whale film july 30, 2002 rating. The screenplay by benn levy and tom reed is based on the 1930 waterloo bridge by robert e. I met nino rota once in a moonlit garden some 40 miles from rome. An american soldier falls in love with a dancehall girl in london, not realizing that she is a prostitute. Returning from the front during world war ii, captain roy cronin robert taylor remembers the woman he loved. In world war i london, myra is an american out of work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on waterloo bridge. But its the 1940 version starring vivien leigh as the tragic myra and robert taylor as the lovesick soldier which is the most. Waterloo bridge 1931 cast and crew 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. Jan 23, 2015 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. Read the full synopsis of waterloo bridge, 1931, directed by james whale, with mae clarke, kent douglass, doris lloyd, at turner classic movies. 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. Download waterloo bridge 1940 film torrent or any other torrent from video movies direct download via magnet link.
Like love build bridges between people, waterloo bridge builds bridges between generations now. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Waterloo bridge 1931 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. But the 1940 remake of waterloo bridge only vaguely resembles its precode counterpart. Mae clarke, douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, frederick kerr, enid bennett, bette. The easiest way 1931 constance bennett adolphe menjou robert montgomery art deco. O filme foi refilmado em 1940 waterloo bridge, com vivien leigh e robert taylor nos papeis principais. Waterloo bridge naslov preveden i kao most waterloo je americki igrani film snimljen 1940. Matisse, monet e picasso rubati al museo di rotterdam claude monet, waterloo. Mae clarke and douglass montgomery in waterloo bridge 1931 douglass. Women and cocaine and the vito project present waterloo bridge 1931. Waterloo bridge 1931film completo gratis film senza limiti. Rent waterloo bridge 1940 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
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. Waterloo bridge download ita, film waterloo bridge in italiano. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. One night she meets kindhearted roy cronin douglass montgomery, whos a young and naive soldier looking for company. Women and cocaine and the vito project present waterloo bridge. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing waterloo bridge 1931 near you. It has been two years since she was in a show, three weeks since she paid her rent and she. Mae clarke had the best role of her career as the heroine of waterloo bridge, the first of three filmizations of robert l. Waterloo bridge 1931, the first of three film versions of robert e. Watch waterloo bridge starring mae clarke in this drama on directv. A prostitutes selfloathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during world war i.
Waterloo bridge 1931 is an early precode drama directed by james whale. In world war i london, myra is an american outofwork chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on waterloo bridge. Waterloo bridge 1931 region 2 nonusa format, import spain. Waterloo bridge, drama razboi, film american, regia mervyn leroy. I thought the only version of this depressing tale of prostitution and doomed love was the. 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. 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 is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale and starring mae clarke, kent douglass, doris lloyd, and bette davis. Forbidden hollywood collection volume one waterloo bridge 1931 baby face redheaded woman.
Oct 18, 2007 this clip is devoted to my beloved movie and i just want to share with my own impressions from it. 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. Waterloo bridge 1931 waterloo bridge 1931 youtube viewing. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Vezi film podul waterloo waterloo bridge waterloo bridge waterloo bridge 1931 online subtitrat in romana.
Waterloo bridge 1931 in world war i london, myra is an american outofwork chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on waterloo bridge. 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. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on waterloo bridge. Watch waterloo bridge online stream full movie directv. Aubrey smith waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie during world war i. Robert taylor and vivien look great together in this lovely yet saddening story. Waterloo bridge is a film directed by james whale with mae clarke, douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, frederick kerr, year. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
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