The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
48 audience votes
Key crew
- James WhaleDirector
- Tom ReedScreenplay
Cast
- Mae ClarkeMyra Deauville
- Douglass MontgomeryRoy Cronin
- Doris LloydKitty
- Frederick KerrMajor Fred Wetherby
- Enid BennettMary Cronin Wetherby
- Bette DavisJanet Cronin
- Ethel GriffiesMrs. Hobley
- Rita CarlyleThe Old Woman
- Ruth HandforthAugusta the Maid
- Billy BevanSoldier on the Make (uncredited)
- Elspeth DudgeonElegant Dowager (uncredited)
- Louise EmmonsPasserby in Front of Theatre (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
marriage proposalprostituteworld war ibridgebased on play or musicalrentsoldiershowgirlpre-codelandladyair raid