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      Waterloo Road

      1945 1h 16m Comedy Drama List
      Reviews 41% Audience Score 250+ Ratings In London, soon after railway worker Jim Colte (John Mills) reports for military duty, he suspects that his recent bride, Tillie (Joy Shelton), has been seeing draft dodger and womanizer Ted Purvis (Stewart Granger). Unable to get an approval for leave, Jim goes AWOL and spends a day one step behind Purvis. During his search, Jim must evade the military police and endure air raids. He also receives unexpected aid from one of Purvis' jilted girlfriends and kindly Dr. Montgomery (Alastair Sim). Read More Read Less

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      MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin In both writing and directing, Gilliat has achieved a remarkable degree of sincerity, of fidelity to background and character. Mar 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member another 'love triangle' drama Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a great film from 1945, John Mills is fantastic as is Stewart Granger as the bad guy trying to steal a soldiers wife whilst he is at war, he then returns to save his marriage,Joy Shelton stars as his wife, the fight scene , at the end whilst the area is being bombed is fantastic, a real classic Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Short, sweet and funny. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A slight but effective short British feature which highlights the fears and temptations of adultery in the war years, as lonbely newlywed Tillie ends up being courted and nearly seduced by Stewart Granger's Purvis (a vain a-hole basically) after her bland but decent husband John Mills is sent to war. Mills deserts when he is tipped off about his wife's vulnerability and there's some atmospheric fisticuffs. The weakest part is that Joy Shelton's Tillie would find any kind of attraction in Purvis and isn't strong willed enough to say a simple no early in the proceedings - regardless of this it does effectively dramatise fears which must have been in the back of the minds of many young husbands off fighting for their country. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member WW2 story of marital problems - the local cad has set his sights on the wife of a soldier. Fascinating glimpse at the values of a time that isn't really that long ago. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member John Mills' AWOL run is good but lacks a little energy. Sadly Stewart Granger and Alastair Sim are woefully underused. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In London, soon after railway worker Jim Colte (John Mills) reports for military duty, he suspects that his recent bride, Tillie (Joy Shelton), has been seeing draft dodger and womanizer Ted Purvis (Stewart Granger). Unable to get an approval for leave, Jim goes AWOL and spends a day one step behind Purvis. During his search, Jim must evade the military police and endure air raids. He also receives unexpected aid from one of Purvis' jilted girlfriends and kindly Dr. Montgomery (Alastair Sim).
      Director
      Sidney Gilliat
      Screenwriter
      Sidney Gilliat
      Production Co
      Gainsborough Pictures
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 16m