Gaby (film)

Gaby
Original film poster
Directed byCurtis Bernhardt
Written byS. N. Behrman
Paul H. Rameau
George Froeschel
Albert Hackett
Frances Goodrich
Charles Lederer
Based onWaterloo Bridge
1930 play
by Robert E. Sherwood
Produced byEdwin H. Knopf
StarringLeslie Caron
John Kerr
Cedric Hardwicke
CinematographyRobert H. Planck
Edited byJohn McSweeney Jr.
Music byConrad Salinger
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • May 9, 1956 (1956-05-09)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,863,000[1]
Box office$1,357,000[1]

Gaby is a 1956 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Leslie Caron, John Kerr, Cedric Hardwicke, Taina Elg and Margalo Gillmore. It is the third version of the 1930 play Waterloo Bridge, previously made into films Waterloo Bridge (1931) and Waterloo Bridge (1940). It is the only version of the play made in color, and the least faithful to it. The title, the names of the main characters, and plot details were all changed. Unlike the 1931 and 1940 versions, this film ends happily.

This version was made by MGM and produced by Edwin H. Knopf. The screenplay was by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich and Charles Lederer, based on the screenplay of Waterloo Bridge (1940) by S. N. Behrman, Paul H. Rameau and George Froeschel. All three versions were based on the play by Robert E. Sherwood.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.