Piccadilly

Piccadilly (1929)

Runtime: 92 minutes

Directed by: Ewald Andre Dupront

Starring: Gilda Gray, Anna May Wong, Jameson Thomas, Cyril Ritchard, King Hou Chang

From: British International Pictures

In the admittance of a rare feat, I do not have too much to say about a movie. This was on TCM last night; each Wednesday in May Turner Classic Movies will show a few films featuring Asian-American actors in the classic Hollywood time period. This has plenty of fans on Letterboxd so why not give this British silent a try?

I don't exactly share the love. Sure, there is nice dancing in this tale revolving around the picadillos of those that work and attend the Piccadilly club in London... but Anna May Wong is clearly the highlight as the dishwasher who suddenly catapults to fame, much to the chagrin of the former star lady. Of course there is jealousy as her man is now Anna's dance partner; Wong's charisma is a big help to the movie... shame that for long stretches she isn't around.

Admittedly, it was filmed rather nicely and there are some cool sets; at least I can rate this as being fine, although the main thing I took away from this is that I need to see more Anna May Wong.