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Mae Clark's performance is wonderful. I've seen her in is the famous "grapefruit scene" with Cagney in The Public Enemy and in Frankenstein but she later was doing things like the great Republic serial King of the Rocketmen. She proves here that she could've been a contender. Hell, she was a contender. I guess she never got another role like this one.
Kent Douglass plays the naive young soldier who falls for Mae without ever figuring out her profession, and he's also good. He's believable in a role that's hard to believe in, in these more enlightened times. I enjoyed the performance of Frederick Kerr as Douglass' hearing-impaired stepfather, and seeing Bette Davis in a small role was a treat.
The movie was directed by James Whale, who's better known as the director of a couple of Universal horror classics. The B&W photography is beautiful. I don't usually watch movies like this one, but I'm glad I took the time for Waterloo Bridge.
2 comments:
Hey, I was delighted to see your review of :Waterloo Bridge." I was dish-surfing the other night and came across a listing for this film. Recorded it figuring it wouldn't cost me anything to do so, and it might be worth watching. Haven't dnoe so yet, but after reading your comments I definitely will. Maybe tonight!
Dick Lupoff
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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