Released Year: 1940Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Casted by:
Vivien Leigh as Myra Lester
Robert Taylor as Roy Cronin
Virginia Field as Kitty
Lucile Watson as Mrs Cronin
Story:World War II has just broken out and a soldier stops on Waterloo Bridge to reminisce. The film then cuts to a flashback to World War I with the young soldier Roy Cronin who has stopped on the bridge. An alarm sounds signaling an air raid and a group of girls pause on the bridge, arguing about what they should do. They turn to Roy and he tells them they should find cover. One of the girls in the group, Myra Lester, drops her purse in the road and dangerously retrieves it, along with her good luck charm, a billiken. Roy chastises her and the two run for the underground.
Once in the underground, Roy and Myra talk together and Myra invites Roy to her ballet performance. Roy declines, stating he has a dinner with a colonel, and expresses his regret. They part as Myra gives him her good luck charm. However, he dismisses the colonel's dinner and attends the performance. Afterwards, he sends a note to Myra asking her to dinner. The note is taken by Madame Olga Kirowa. Madame Kirowa orders Myra to write Roy a note declining the invitation. Meanwhile, Roy is waiting anxiously for word and, receiving the letter, begins to walk dejectedly away. However, Kitty stops him and arranges the date for Myra.
Myra and Roy spend a pleasant evening together, ending with a kiss. As they part, Roy explains he is to return to the battle-front. The following day, Myra, dejected, looks out her rainy window and sees Roy standing beneath it. She runs to him and the two agree to marry. She does not attend her ballet performance. Instead she says farewell to Roy, and is dismissed from the ballet. Kitty also quits the ballet.
Myra and Kitty rent a small apartment and Myra receives flowers from Roy. While waiting in a tea shop to meet Roy's mother for the first time, Myra reads in the paper that Roy has been killed. The proprietor of the tea shop gives her wine to revive her. Moments later Roy's mother arrives and a distressed Myra appears to behave apprehensively and impudently towards her, and slightly drunk into the bargain, while actually keeping from her the news of her son's death. Dejected, Roy's mother leaves and shortly thereafter Myra faints. Back at her apartment Myra grows depressed and Kitty buys her medicine with income she earned as a prostitute. Kitty lies to Myra and tells her that she has been working as a performer. Myra attends the performance of the play in which Kitty is supposedly acting, and comes back to the apartment, asking questions about the play. Myra then confronts Kitty. Kitty confesses and Myra, too, becomes a prostitute as a means of coping with their financial circumstances.
Myra works at Waterloo Station and, in the midst of attempting to pick up potential customers, sees Roy coming from the train. He greets her warmly and takes her to lunch where she acts strangely towards him. He assumes their engagement will go on as planned and Myra accepts his offer after his questions on whether or not she has moved on. The two go to his home in Scotland where she again meets his mother. His mother apologizes for leaving Myra at the restaurant as she had not known that Roy had falsely been reported as "dead". Myra and Roy’s mother become friends. Myra dances at a ball and speaks with Roy's uncle who tells her they are a proud and esteemed family, the Cronins, and that a sweet ballerina will be the perfect wife for Roy. Myra feels guilty and speaks with his mother, telling her the truth of her position. Myra then decides she can no longer carry on her facade. Roy sees her one last time and tells her of his excitement, before returning her good luck charm, stating that now that they will be married it doesn't matter which one of them has it.
Myra leaves and Roy, frantic, looks for her. He recruits Kitty's help and she takes him to Myra's haunts. He soon learns of her double life, but he still wishes to marry her and continues searching frantically for her. Myra, meanwhile, is on Waterloo Bridge and, seeing an approaching convoy of army ambulances, commits suicide by walking into their path. The film cuts back to Roy, years later, standing on the bridge, holding the good luck charm, and reminiscing of a love lost.
Once in the underground, Roy and Myra talk together and Myra invites Roy to her ballet performance. Roy declines, stating he has a dinner with a colonel, and expresses his regret. They part as Myra gives him her good luck charm. However, he dismisses the colonel's dinner and attends the performance. Afterwards, he sends a note to Myra asking her to dinner. The note is taken by Madame Olga Kirowa. Madame Kirowa orders Myra to write Roy a note declining the invitation. Meanwhile, Roy is waiting anxiously for word and, receiving the letter, begins to walk dejectedly away. However, Kitty stops him and arranges the date for Myra.
Myra and Roy spend a pleasant evening together, ending with a kiss. As they part, Roy explains he is to return to the battle-front. The following day, Myra, dejected, looks out her rainy window and sees Roy standing beneath it. She runs to him and the two agree to marry. She does not attend her ballet performance. Instead she says farewell to Roy, and is dismissed from the ballet. Kitty also quits the ballet.
Myra and Kitty rent a small apartment and Myra receives flowers from Roy. While waiting in a tea shop to meet Roy's mother for the first time, Myra reads in the paper that Roy has been killed. The proprietor of the tea shop gives her wine to revive her. Moments later Roy's mother arrives and a distressed Myra appears to behave apprehensively and impudently towards her, and slightly drunk into the bargain, while actually keeping from her the news of her son's death. Dejected, Roy's mother leaves and shortly thereafter Myra faints. Back at her apartment Myra grows depressed and Kitty buys her medicine with income she earned as a prostitute. Kitty lies to Myra and tells her that she has been working as a performer. Myra attends the performance of the play in which Kitty is supposedly acting, and comes back to the apartment, asking questions about the play. Myra then confronts Kitty. Kitty confesses and Myra, too, becomes a prostitute as a means of coping with their financial circumstances.
Myra works at Waterloo Station and, in the midst of attempting to pick up potential customers, sees Roy coming from the train. He greets her warmly and takes her to lunch where she acts strangely towards him. He assumes their engagement will go on as planned and Myra accepts his offer after his questions on whether or not she has moved on. The two go to his home in Scotland where she again meets his mother. His mother apologizes for leaving Myra at the restaurant as she had not known that Roy had falsely been reported as "dead". Myra and Roy’s mother become friends. Myra dances at a ball and speaks with Roy's uncle who tells her they are a proud and esteemed family, the Cronins, and that a sweet ballerina will be the perfect wife for Roy. Myra feels guilty and speaks with his mother, telling her the truth of her position. Myra then decides she can no longer carry on her facade. Roy sees her one last time and tells her of his excitement, before returning her good luck charm, stating that now that they will be married it doesn't matter which one of them has it.
Myra leaves and Roy, frantic, looks for her. He recruits Kitty's help and she takes him to Myra's haunts. He soon learns of her double life, but he still wishes to marry her and continues searching frantically for her. Myra, meanwhile, is on Waterloo Bridge and, seeing an approaching convoy of army ambulances, commits suicide by walking into their path. The film cuts back to Roy, years later, standing on the bridge, holding the good luck charm, and reminiscing of a love lost.
L² Scored: 5.5/10L² Comment:
A remake of the 1931 film starring the best actress Vivien Leigh at that moment must be a hit, together with the gorgeous Robert Taylor definitely will steal our breath away. But to me, the speed is a bit slow, maybe this is the way they film during that century.
"Auld Lang Syne" definitely become a hit after this movie. I'm sure a lot of you heard about it. Bravo to the song producer and he got 2 nomination but did not win.
"Auld Lang Syne" definitely become a hit after this movie. I'm sure a lot of you heard about it. Bravo to the song producer and he got 2 nomination but did not win.
The film then cuts to a flashback to World War I ...
ReplyDeleteThis description is wrong. The film flashes back to World War II, not World War I.
The soldier reminiscens after the war at the bridge about the romance he had.
ya i did mentioned ww2, not ww1
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