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Piccadilly

Piccadilly

1929Movie⏱️ 1h 32mPassed
CrimeDrama
7.1
IMDB Rating
2,055 votes

A young Chinese woman working in the kitchen at a London dance club is given the chance to become the club's main act, which leads to a plot of betrayal, forbidden love, and murder.

Director
Ewald André Dupont
Writers
N/A
Stars
Gilda Gray, Anna May Wong, Jameson Thomas
Release Date
June 1, 1929
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Wins
💬 50
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Gilda Gray
Gilda Gray
as Mabel Greenfield
Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong
as Shosho
Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas
as Valentine Wilmot
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
as A Continental Visitor
Cyril Ritchard
Cyril Ritchard
as Victor Smiles
King Hou Chang
King Hou Chang
as Jim
Hannah Jones
Hannah Jones
as Bessie
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Debroy Somers and His Band
as Band at the Piccadilly Club
👤
Gordon Begg
as Coroner
Vi Kaley
Vi Kaley
as Woman in Bar

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Filming Location
British International Pictures Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Production
British International Pictures (BIP)

🏷️ Keywords

murder of an asian womanshooting a womanreference to the great fire of londonnight club dancersaloon

🎯 Categories

CrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Film's shortcomings more than redeemed by Anna May Wong
by modern_maiden2004-07-27
6/10

"An enjoyable film with some great characters and an interesting story. The version I saw has an inappropriate and often irritating score that sounds about forty years too modern, and drastically takes away from the flapper-age energy and dance scenes. The beginning of the film is tedious, choosing to dwell a bit long on setting the scene, but once the main characters are introduced and the story begins to unfold, it captures and holds your attention. Anna May Wong contributes the film's best performance. She has that rare, powerful aura that illuminates the screen, like Greta Garbo or L..."

💡 Did You Know?

Anna May Wong performed the role of Tiger Lily in the 1924 silent production of Peter Pan (1924). Also in the cast was Cyril Ritchard who performed the role of Captain Hook on stage and in the television production of Peter Pan (1955) with Mary Martin.

📖 Synopsis

A young Chinese woman working in the kitchen at a London dance club is given the chance to become the club's main act, which leads to a plot of betrayal, forbidden love, and murder.