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Waterloo Road is a 1945 British film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring John Mills, Stewart Granger, and Alastair Sim. It is based on the Waterloo area of South London. According to the British Film Institute database, it is the third in an "unofficial trilogy" by Gilliat, preceded by Millions Like Us (1943) and Two Thousand Women (1944).




Premise


A soldier, Jim Colter (Mills), goes AWOL to return to his home in south London to save his wife from the advances of Ted Purvis (Granger), a philandering conscription-dodger.




Cast


John Mills as Jim Colter
Stewart Granger as Ted Purvis
Alastair Sim as Dr. Montgomery
Joy Shelton as Tillie Colter
Alison Leggatt as Ruby
Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Colter
George Carney as Tom Mason
Leslie Bradley as Mike Duggan
Jean Kent as Toni
Ben Williams as Corporal Lewis
Anna Konstam as May
Vera Frances as Vera Colter
George Merritt as Air Raid Warden
Ian Fleming as Officer at Station
Wylie Watson as Tattooist
John Boxer as Policeman at the Fight in Arcade
Frank Atkinson as Pub Barman




Production


The film was originally known as Blue for Waterloo.
Stewart Granger later said the film was one of his favourites as his role "was a heel, but a real character". He says the film was made in ten days while he was also making Love Story. He was particularly proud of the fight scene with John Mills.
Sidney Gilliat said he was taken off the film before it was finished. Production was stopped and there were still some exteriors to be shot. Ted Black had gone and the Ostrers put the film at the end of the dubbing schedule. However, Earl St John who was in charge of Odeon cinemas liked the film and got the dubbing done.
Gilliat said the idea of using Alastair Sim's character as a commentator was his, though based on the original Val Valentine story. However, he thought the device "proved a bit of a mess".




See also


Waterloo Road
Waterloo Bridge
The Cut




References






External links


Waterloo Road at IMDb
Waterloo Road at BFI Screenonline
Review of film at Variety
Review in Time Out
Review in The New York Times
MovieMall DVD information

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