Waterloo Bridge (1940)

"Every parting from you is like a little eternity"

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

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Vivien Leigh

Myra

Robert Taylor

Roy Cronin

Lucile Watson

Lady Margaret Cronin

Virginia Field

Kitty

Maria Ouspenskaya

Madame Olga Kirowa

C. Aubrey Smith

The Duke

Janet Shaw

Maureen

Janet Waldo

Elsa

Steffi Duna

Lydia

Virginia Carroll

Sylvia

L

Leda Nicova

Marie

F

Florence Baker

Beatrice

M

Margery Manning

Mary

F

Frances MacInerney

Violet

Eleanor Stewart

Grace

L

Lowden Adams

The Duke's Butler (uncredited)

Harry Allen

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Cockney in Air-Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Phyllis Barry

Second Girl at Estate Dance (uncredited)

Colin Campbell

Groom (uncredited)

J

James Carlisle

Party Guest (uncredited)

Rita Carlyle

Flower Woman on Bridge (uncredited)

Leo G. Carroll

Policeman (uncredited)

D

David Cavendish

Generous Man at Estate Dance (uncredited)

David Clyde

Barnes - Cronin's Butler (uncredited)

K

Kathryn Collier

Barmaid (uncredited)

Tom Conway

(voice) (uncredited)

F

Frank Dawson

Vicar's Butler (uncredited)

Connie Emerald

Waitress at Restaurant (uncredited)

Gilbert Emery

Colonel at Luncheon (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Commissionaire (uncredited)

M

Maria Genardi

Dancers' Italian Mother (uncredited)

D

Dick Gordon

Party Guest (uncredited)

Douglas Gordon

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Denis Greene

Sergeant on Bridge (uncredited)

Ethel Griffies

Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)

B

Bobby Hale

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Winifred Harris

Dowager at Estate Dance (uncredited)

Halliwell Hobbes

Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)

Harold Howard

Ticket Collector at Waterloo Station (uncredited)

C

Charles Irwin

Candlelight Club Announcer (uncredited)

B

Bill James

Sergeant (uncredited)

G

George Kirby

Waiter (uncredited)

W

Walter Lawrence

Club Patron (uncredited)

E

Eric Lonsdale

Soldier at Waterloo Station (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)

D

Dan Maxwell

Cockney in Air-Raid Shelter (uncredited)

J

James May

Cockney in Air-Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Florine McKinney

Viola - First Girl at Estate Dance (uncredited)

Charles McNaughton

Mack the Waiter (uncredited)

Frank Mitchell

Father (uncredited)

E

Edmund Mortimer

Club Patron (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Thomas Parker - Roy's Driver (uncredited)

J

Judith Nelles

Gertrude - Tart at Waterloo Station (uncredited)

G

Gordon Orbell

Newsboy (uncredited)

Tempe Pigott

Cockney in Air-Raid Shelter (uncredited)

J

John Power

Toff's Companion (uncredited)

E

Elsie Prescott

Cockney in Air-Raid Shelter (uncredited)

J

Jean Prescott

Third Girl at Estate Dance (uncredited)

C

Clara Reid

Mrs. Bassett - Estate Dance (uncredited)

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