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Writer:
Arnold Bennett (original screenplay)
Release Date:
1 June 1929 (USA)
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Plot:
The star attraction of the Piccadilly Club is the dancing team of Mabel and Vic. Victor is infatuated with Mabel...
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Dancing
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Dishwasher
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Chinese
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Racism
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Romantic Rivalry
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Unbelievable Cinematography!!!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Gilda Gray | ... | Mabel Greenfield |
| Anna May Wong | ... | Shosho |
| Jameson Thomas | ... | Valentine Wilmot |
 | Charles Laughton | ... | A Nightclub Diner |
| Cyril Ritchard | ... | Victor Smiles (as Cyrill Ritchard) |
| King Hou Chang | ... | Jim (as King Ho Chang) |
| Hannah Jones | ... | Bessie |
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92 min | 109 min (restored version)
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This film was screened for free at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Saturday 12th September 2009 as part of the Thames Festival. It was accompanied by a live performance of a new score written by Ruth Chen and Suki Mok.
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Factual errors: During the inquest, the handgun is repeatedly referred to as a revolver. It is obviously a small semiautomatic, and not a revolver.
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Featured in Silent Britain (2006) (TV)
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When Love Comes Stealing
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Piccadilly is one of the most underrated films I have seen and one of the best kept secret of the silent era. Many praise Anna May Wong for her performance, and justifiably so. She steels the scenes from the main actors (Jameson Thomas and Gilda Gray) and turns the film about a story about her character.
But, and this is a big BUT. I think the main star of the film is the Cinematography (by Werner Brandes). It's simply breathtaking and unbelievable "modern". There is a lot of influence from German expressionism (and understandably so since Werner Brandes is German) but it's much more than that. The shots are quite long, for a silent film and the movement of the camera resembles what one would see in films a decade later (It even reminded me in many ways of Tarkovsky). The same goes for the subject but the stile of the film resembles Film Noir.
See this if you like beautiful cinematography. It left me speechless! What a pearl!!!