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Waterloo Road (film)
''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 Production The film was originally known as ''Blue for Water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer. He was the son of George Gilliat, editor of the ''Evening Standard'' from 1928 to 1933. Sidney was born in the district of Edgeley in Stockport, Cheshire. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on ''The Lady Vanishes'' (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and ''Night Train to Munich'' (1940), directed by Carol Reed. He and Launder made their directorial debut co-directing the home front drama ''Millions Like Us'' (1943). From 1945 he also worked as a producer, starting with ''The Rake's Progress'', which he also wrote and directed. He and Launder made over 40 films together, founding their own production company Individual Pictures. While Launder concentrated on directing their comedies, most famously the four St Trinian's School films, Gilliat showed a preference for comedy-thrillers and dramas, including ''Green for Danger'' (1946), '' London Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |