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Piccadilly

  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.7K
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Anna May Wong in Piccadilly (1929)
CrimeDrama
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ewald André Dupont
  • Writer
    • Arnold Bennett(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gilda Gray
    • Anna May Wong
    • Jameson Thomas
  • Director
    • Ewald André Dupont
  • Writer
    • Arnold Bennett(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gilda Gray
    • Anna May Wong
    • Jameson Thomas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Gilda Gray and Cyril Ritchard in Piccadilly (1929)
    Jameson Thomas in Piccadilly (1929)
    Gilda Gray and Jameson Thomas in Piccadilly (1929)
    Gilda Gray in Piccadilly (1929)
    Jameson Thomas in Piccadilly (1929)
    John Longden, Cyril Ritchard, Jameson Thomas, and King Hou Chang in Piccadilly (1929)
    Anna May Wong and King Hou Chang in Piccadilly (1929)
    Anna May Wong and King Hou Chang in Piccadilly (1929)
    Anna May Wong in Piccadilly (1929)
    Jameson Thomas and Anna May Wong in Piccadilly (1929)
    Gilda Gray, Debroy Somers, Jameson Thomas, and Debroy Somers and His Band in Piccadilly (1929)
    Gilda Gray, Debroy Somers, Jameson Thomas, and Debroy Somers and His Band in Piccadilly (1929)

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    Gilda Gray
    Gilda Gray
    • Mabel Greenfield
    Anna May Wong
    Anna May Wong
    • Shosho
    Jameson Thomas
    Jameson Thomas
    • Valentine Wilmot
    Cyril Ritchard
    Cyril Ritchard
    • Victor Smiles
    • (as Cyrill Ritchard)
    King Hou Chang
    King Hou Chang
    • Jim
    • (as King Ho Chang)
    Hannah Jones
    Hannah Jones
    • Bessie
    Gordon Begg
    • Coroner
    Harry Terry
    Harry Terry
    • Publican
    Debroy Somers and His Band
    • Band at the Piccadilly Club
    Vi Kaley
    Vi Kaley
    • Woman in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Laughton
    Charles Laughton
    • A Nightclub Diner
    • (uncredited)
    John Longden
    John Longden
    • Man from China
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Diner in Nightclub Scene
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Paton
    Charles Paton
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Ellen Pollock
    • Vamp
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Raine
    Jack Raine
    • Diner in Nightclub Scene
    • (uncredited)
    Debroy Somers
    • Bandleader
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ewald André Dupont
    • Writer
      • Arnold Bennett(original screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The £80 Wilmot pays for Shosho's dress is worth about £5200 in 2020 (~$7000 USD).
    • Goofs
      The opening credits appear in the form of advertising posters on the sides of London buses. However, the negatives have been flipped before the posters were added because on the genuine posters beneath them the words are in mirror writing.
    • Quotes

      Mabel Greenfield: I'm desperate! I love him - you don't and he doesn't really love you. He's too old for you.

      Shosho: He isn't too old for me - - but you're too old for him.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits appear on the sides of London buses.
    • Connections
      Featured in Elstree Story (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      When Love Comes Stealing
      (1928) (uncredited)

      Written by Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack and Walter Hirsch

      The sheet music is shown onscreen; possibly used in the score

    User reviews46

    Review
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    Featured review
    7/10
    Piccadilly, quite a dilly..
    PICCADILLY (1929), a fun-to-watch account of a sexual triangle which unfolds, to fatal effect, in a London nightclub - all pencil thin moustaches, louche owners and jazz dancing. As directed by Dupont it is a film which showcases its lurid (if ultimately unconvincing) storyline very well and entertainingly enough, even if one can imagine a Von Sternberg version using the same elements, which included orientalism in the form of Anna May Wong as an exotic temptress, much more effectively. Dupont's career went off the boil at the end of the silent era, previously however he had notable successes with this sort of thriller-esquire showbiz material as VARIETE. PICCADILLY also features a notable cameo from Charles Laughton as a drunk man with a dirty plate.
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    • FilmFlaneur
    • Jun 8, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1929 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kinesflickan
    • Filming locations
      • British International Pictures Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • British International Pictures (BIP)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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