Romance in The Classic Cinema Waterloo Bridge 1940 Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 American drama film also called Waterloo Bridge, adapted from the 1930 play Waterloo Bridge. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge. The film was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by S. N. Behrman, H

British actress Vivien Leigh won her two Best Actress Oscars for playing two of film's most iconic Southern belles — Scarlett O'Hara in GONE WITH THE WIND ('39) and Blanche DuBois in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ('51). | Turner Classic Movies: TCM