Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1931 · 81 min · EN · 6.9 (48 votes)
Dir. James Whale · Starring Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery, Doris Lloyd, Frederick Kerr, Enid Bennett, Bette Davis
DramaRomanceWar

In WWI London, out-of-work American chorus girl Myra makes ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid, she meets Roy, a naive young Yank 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.

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A somber, romantic tragedy steeped in the desperation of war. It's a poignant, melancholic look at love found amidst chaos, tinged with the fear of exposure and societal judgment. A truly heartbreaking pre-code gem.

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