Waterloo Bridge (1931)

  • NR
  • 09/01/1931 (US)
  • Drama, Romance, War
  • 1h 21m

Overview

In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid she meets Roy, a naive young American 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.

Tom Reed

Screenplay

James Whale

Director

Cast

Mae Clarke's headshot

Mae Clarke

Myra Deauville
Douglass Montgomery's headshot

Douglass Montgomery

Roy Cronin (as Kent Douglass)
Doris Lloyd's headshot

Doris Lloyd

Kitty
Frederick Kerr's headshot

Frederick Kerr

Major Fred Wetherby
Enid Bennett's headshot

Enid Bennett

Mary Cronin Wetherby
Bette Davis's headshot

Bette Davis

Janet Cronin
Ethel Griffies's headshot

Ethel Griffies

Mrs. Hobley
Rita Carlyle's headshot

Rita Carlyle

The Old Woman

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