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Piccadilly
Directed by
E.A. Dupont
Passed
1929
1h 49m
Drama
,
Crime
7.1
80%
75%
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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.
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Cast of Piccadilly
Gilda Gray
Mabel Greenfield
Anna May Wong
Shosho
Jameson Thomas
Valentine Wilmot
Charles Laughton
A Continental Visitor
Cyril Ritchard
Victor Smiles
King Hou Chang
Jim
Hannah Jones
Bessie
Gordon Begg
Coroner
Harry Terry
Publican
Debroy Somers
Band Leader at the Piccadilly Club
Vi Kaley
Woman in Bar (uncredited)
John Longden
Man from China (uncredited)
Ray Milland
Diner in Nightclub (uncredited)
Charles Paton
Doorman (uncredited)
Ellen Pollock
Vamp (uncredited)
Jack Raine
Diner in Nightclub Scene (uncredited)
E.A. Dupont
Director / Producer
Arnold Bennett
Writer
Piccadilly Ratings & Reviews
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
Cinematographer Werner Brandes manages to capture early-20th-century London in all its nocturnal resplendence and cityscape swagger.
TV Guide
Robert Pardi
Dupont's stunning evocation of London's roaring twenties would be of cinematic interest even without Wong; but her sultry presence makes this backstage melodrama a must-see.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Dupont has an original way of employing camera movement to suggest erotic chemistry between characters, and Wong, who even provoked a rave notice from Walter Benjamin, is as memorable and confident as Louise Brooks was in the films of G.W. Pabst.
TIME Magazine
TIME Staff
Like most English pictures, the drama is crudely shaped and conventionally directed. Anna May Wong does the best acting.
Variety
Variety Staff
Music is the usual medley of pop dance stuff, with the cabaret set about the best thing in the production. Camerawork on close-ups is excellent.
New York Times
Mordaunt Hall
Perhaps the greatest asset of Piccadilly comes from the camera. Mr. Dupont is noted for his unusual touches, and he has not spared them in this production.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
One of the overlooked great classic silent films.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
It's difficult to imagine a Hollywood production allowing an Asian star to be as commanding as Wong is in Piccadilly.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Dupont transforms the stuff of melodrama into a compelling tragedy of passion with a theme of racial injustice and exploitation.
Miami Herald
Marta Barber
A swinging London club; the breakup of a famous performing couple; a well-known dancer being replaced by one younger and more exotic; a murder. All juicy fodder for plot, and it's a good thing.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
[Wong's] role of Shosho, the red-hot dancing star of London's Piccadilly nightclub, shows her at her dramatic and erotic peak.
Boston Herald
James Verniere
A sophisticated exploration of racial and sexual taboos.
Boston Globe
Janice Page
Wong is the kind of gorgeous that burns right through a camera lens, and the kind of mesmerizing that seems without effort or end.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
[Wong] is not top billed, but her entrance in Piccadilly -- and her general presence -- make her the star.
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Wong has acquired a loyal cult following over the years, and Dupont's exquisitely filmed episodes show why.
Film Threat
Phil Hall
Whether dancing in an exotic/erotic manner in a skimpy Balinese costume or happily gloating over her newspaper reviews or just plain turning on the charm/heat/sex appeal, [Anna May] Wong owns the film.
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
A visually eloquent and sometimes dazzling backstage melodrama.
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