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Tired of playing supporting roles in Hollywood, Anna May Wong traveled to Europe in search of better parts. And did she find one! Her electric, sexually charged performance in Piccadilly is a revelation. Wong is mesmerizing as Shosho, the Chinese dishwasher who overnight becomes the toast of the town — and the object of every man’s desire. The camera adores Wong — her beauty glows in every frame. Piccadilly was the brilliant apex to director E. A. Dupont’s trilogy of theater films (Varieté and Moulin Rouge), showcasing his signature mix of great acting, dazzling imagery and balletic camera movements. Remastered by the BFI National Archive and presented in High Definition
Original Release
02/01/1929
US Release
06/01/1929
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Debroy Somers and His Band | Band at the Piccadilly Club |
Gordon Begg | Coroner |
Vi Kaley | Woman in Bar |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Debroy Somers and His Band | Band at the Piccadilly Club |
Gordon Begg | Coroner |
Vi Kaley | Woman in Bar |
John Longden | Man from China |
Ray Milland | Diner in Nightclub Scene |
Charles Paton | Doorman |
Ellen Pollock | Vamp |
Jack Raine | Diner in Nightclub Scene |
Debroy Somers | Bandleader / Band Leader at the Piccadilly Club |
Harry Terry | Publican |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ewald André Dupont | Producer |