Who stars and directs the Waterloo Bridge movie?”
Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 film of the same title. The film was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by S. N. Behrman, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, based on the popular Broadway drama by Robert E. Sherwood. The music is by Herbert Stothart and cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. The film stars Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh, her first film after the success of Gone with the Wind. A simple tale of love gained and lost, the film tells the story of a dancer and an officer who meet in a chance encounter on Waterloo Bridge. This initial encounter occurs during an air raid in World War I. Waterloo Bridge was a success at the box office and nominated for 2 Academy Awards – Best Music for Herbert Stothart and Best Cinematography. It was also considered a personal favourite by both Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor.
Waterloo Bridge is a 1931 drama film made by Universal Pictures, directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.. The screenplay was by Benn Levy and Tom Reed from the popular Broadway play by Robert E. Sherwood. The film stars Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery (billed as Kent Douglass), Doris Lloyd, and features one of the earliest appearances by Bette Davis. The story of this Pre-Code film concerns a chorus girl turned prostitute in World War I and her meeting and relationship with a naive young soldier. (1931 was a banner year for Mae Clarke. She also played the woman into whose face James Cagney pushed a grapefruit in The Public Enemy as well as Elizabeth, the bride of Dr.
