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Waterloo Bridge (1940) More at IMDbPro »

• Of her films, this was Vivien Leigh's personal favorite.
  
  
• Of all the classic Hollywood films ever made, this somewhat obscure title happens to be one of the most popular in China, especially among college students. There are even audio guides for students to practice their English by reciting dialogue from this film. The reason for why this particular film has become so endeared among the Chinese is anyone's guess. One possibility is that the popularity of Gone with the Wind (1939) in China led many to seek other movies starring Vivien Leigh.
  
  
• The play originally opened on Broadway in New York City, New York on 6 January 1930 and ran for 64 performances.
  
  
• This was Robert Taylor's favorite of his films.
  
  
• Premiered on the same day (May 14, 1940) that Rotterdam was bombed by the German Luftwaffe.
  
  
• The scene in which Myra and Roy dance to "Auld Lang Syne" was supposed to have dialogue, but nobody could come up with the right words. At about 3:00 in the morning before shooting the scene was to take place, Mervyn LeRoy, a veteran of silent films, realized that there shouldn't be any lines and that the images should speak for themselves. The result is the most celebrated scene of the film.
  
  
• Released a few months after the invasion of Poland, and in the middle of the Blitzkrieg, this is likely the earliest Hollywood film to include the Second World War in its plot.
  
  

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