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Waterloo Bridge (1931)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, Romance, War
Written By:Tom Reed, Richard Schayer
In Theaters:9/1/1931
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Runtime:81 minutes
Studio:Universal Pictures
Cast
James Whale
Director
Mae Clarke
Myra Deauville
Douglass Montgomery
Roy Cronin
Doris Lloyd
Kitty
Frederick Kerr
Major Fred Wetherby
Enid Bennett
Mary Cronin Wetherby
Bette Davis
Janet Cronin
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Hobley
Rita Carlyle
The Old Woman
Ruth Handforth
Augusta the Maid
Billy Bevan
Soldier on the Make (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Elegant Dowager (uncredited)
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