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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.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.
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- 1 win
Cyril Ritchard
- Victor Smiles
- (as Cyrill Ritchard)
King Hou Chang
- Jim
- (as King Ho Chang)
Gordon Begg
- Coroner
- (uncredited)
Vi Kaley
- Woman in Bar
- (uncredited)
John Longden
- Man from China
- (uncredited)
Ray Milland
- Diner in Nightclub Scene
- (uncredited)
Charles Paton
- Doorman
- (uncredited)
Ellen Pollock
- Vamp
- (uncredited)
Jack Raine
- Diner in Nightclub Scene
- (uncredited)
Debroy Somers
- Bandleader
- (uncredited)
Harry Terry
- Publican
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaCharles Laughton is credited at the beginning of the film along with the other actors. His name appears on the the third bus with titles, on the left under Anna May Wong and above King Hou Chang. This was Laughton's feature film debut.
- GoofsThe 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 creditsThe opening credits appear on the sides of London buses.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elstree Story (1952)
- SoundtracksWhen 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
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Piccadilly is just amazing. Right from the start I was instantly impressed with the costumes and settings, obviously being a silent film set in the period it was made, it felt like I was watching a piece of history, like being put in a time machine for a few hours. The look and feel of the film are worth a ten on their own, to be honest, but in reviewing it, I felt I could only give it a good review if it's other elements, plot, acting etc. were up to scratch, and they were too. In the few silent films I've seen, the acting has been very "stage acting" over the top and dramatic, so I was expecting to see more hams than I'd see in a butcher, but I got some really great performances, I was really impressed, especially by King Ho Chang who played Jim. Right, plot summary then, the film is about the Piccadilly Club losing it's main attraction, a dancer named Victor, and discovering his successor in the club's own scullery. What then follows is a typical love triangle plot, between the new dancer, Shosho, the club owner, Valentine and Victor's old dance partner, Mabel. As simple as the plot sounds, despite being made 77 years ago it manages to not come off clichéd, which is a remarkable achievement. The fact that it is a silent film I think helped it in my eyes. To be honest, if this were made as a "talkie" I think I would have found it harder to like, as the great constant score gave these images a beautiful dreamlike quality and to strip it away for just a few seconds to hear actors speaking dialogue would have certainly destroyed it. Maybe it was just that Piccadilly was the first really decent silent film I've sat down and paid attention to, maybe it's that I was in the mood for it, or maybe it is just a great film.
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- Jun 6, 2006
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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