Common waters is an experimental exhibition designed by the bridge team and curators from cambridge art galleries. Angel from montgomery john prine cover by bill clarke. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on waterloo bridge. Known originally as llynnon bridge, it is thought to be the seventh major iron bridge in the world. Waterloo bridge 1931 movie clip nothing will come of it. The 142yearold waterloo bridge was closed to traffic jan. Directed by james whale, it contains a revelatory performance by mae clarke, the best of her hapless career.
The granite bridge had nine arches, each of 120 feet 36. On waterloo bridge where we said our goodbyes, the weather conditions bring tears to my eyes. Original name with diacritics of the place is london. Mervyn leroys 1940 remake of waterloo bridge, based on the play by robert e. Restaurants near waterloo bridge, london on tripadvisor. Waterloo bridge mervyn leroy you must believe in spring barbra streisand duration. 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. Waterloo bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the river thames in london, england between blackfriars bridge and hungerford bridge. 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. 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. The 10 best restaurants near waterloo bridge in london. There is one type of precode movie that frustrates me more than any other. The screenplay by benn levy and tom reed is based on the 1930 waterloo bridge 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.
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. The film was made by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by mervyn leroy and produced by sidney franklin and mervyn leroy. Although wellmeaning, morrisons words must have been a slap in the face to many of the workers who built waterloo bridge during the. 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. Waterloo bridge 1931 james whale, mae clarke, douglass. 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. Added to the national film registry in 2005, baby face 1933. Told in flashback, roys illfated romance begins in a chance meeting. James whales 1931 waterloo bridge is vastly superior to the 1940 remake, as well as, the 1956 remake gaby. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the views of london westminster, the south bank. See waterloo bridge photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of waterloo bridge in london area. 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. Media in category waterloo bridge 1931 film this category contains only the following file. With vivien leigh, robert taylor, lucile watson, virginia field.
Disc 2 stars barbara stanwyck as an amoral beauty who sleeps her way to the top. Why is waterloo bridge sometimes known as the ladies. 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 deauville mae clarke is dancing in a show and receives an animal fur as a gift. Waterloo bridge simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. Disc 1, starring mae clarke in the gritty first film version of the acclaimed wartime romance. A prostitutes selfloathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during world war i. In this film, robert taylor, a british officer from a wealthy family, falls in love with ballerina vivien leigh. Hall film editor clarence kolster written by benn levy, tom reed from the play by robert e.
Herbert stothart scores waterloo bridge 1940 youtube. 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. Sherwood the film was remade in 1940 as waterloo bridge and as gaby in 1956. Starring mae clarke, kent douglass douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, frederick kerr, enid bennett, bette davis, ethel griffies cinematography arthur edeson art direction charles d. 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. During world war i, believing her fiance to be dead, a young ballerina loses her. With mae clarke, douglass montgomery, doris lloyd, frederick kerr. 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. Waterloo bridge 1931 waterloo bridge 1931, the first of three film versions of robert e. During a zeppelin air raid she meets roy, a naive young american who enlisted in the canadian army. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale. Remedial measures were taken but proved unsuccessful, and the bridge was closed to traffic on 11th. The total cost of the original structure, according to british. Both remakes were made by metrogoldwynmayer, which bought the 1931 version.
The easiest way 1931 constance bennett adolphe menjou robert montgomery art deco. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the views from the bridge of westminster, the south bank and the. Herbert morrison, opening waterloo bridge in december 1945. Given the omnipresence of the motion picture production code in 1940, the second film version of robert e. Waterloo bridge is no longer a tale of a shy canadian soldier who falls in love with a shy. 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. Do you need to book in advance to visit waterloo bridge.
Common waters addresses our relationship with water through communitygenerated conversations between academics, indigenous leaders, students. 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. Media in category waterloo bridge the following 158 files are in this category, out of 158 total. It is ongoing, with a program that began in june and runs till september 15, 2019. The bridge will reopen to traffic by april 30, 2021 with an expected 12ton weight restriction.
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 is a 1940 remake of the 1931 american drama film also called waterloo bridge, adapted from the 1930 play 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. Sherwoods waterloo bridge would have to be laundered and softened to pass muster.
In world war i london, myra is an american outofwork chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on waterloo bridge. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. James whale frankenstein directs waterloo bridge 1931. Taylors uncle reluctantly agrees to the upcoming marriage.
Every effort will be made to replicate the look of the historic bridge, including its green paint color. But the jukebox inside me is playing a song that says something. The name of the bridge is in memory of the british victory at the battle of waterloo in 1815. 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. 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.
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