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Piccadilly Incident is a 1946 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Coral Browne, Edward Rigby and Leslie Dwyer. [2] It was written by Nicholas Phipps based on a story by Florence Tranter.
Caravan was a notable box office attraction at British cinemas in 1946, [37] [39] becoming the sixth most successful film after The Wicked Lady, The Bells of St Marys, Piccadilly Incident, The Captive Heart and Road to Utopia. [44] It was shortlisted for the "Best British Film" for 1946 at the 1947 Daily Mail National Film Awards. [40]
What really made him a star was appearing opposite Anna Neagle in Piccadilly Incident (1946). Director Herbert Wilcox had wanted Rex Harrison or John Mills and had only taken Wilding reluctantly. However, once he saw the rushes he signed Wilding to a long-term contract. Piccadilly Incident was the second most popular film at the British box ...
She wanted Harrison for the lead in her next film, Piccadilly Incident (1946). However, he (as well as John Mills) proved to be unavailable at the time, so Wilcox cast Michael Wilding in the lead. Thus was born what film critic Godfrey Winn called "the greatest team in British films". [8]
According to one report, it was the 17th most popular film at the British box office in 1946 after The Wicked Lady, The Bells of St. Mary's, Piccadilly Incident, The Captive Heart, Road to Utopia, Caravan, Anchors Away, The Corn is Green, Gilda, The House on 92nd Street, The Overlanders, Appointment with Crime, The Bandit of Sherwood Forest ...
Danny Boy (1946 film) The Dark Horse (1946 film) Dawn Devils; Deception (1946 film) Desire (1946 Italian film) Desire (1946 Swedish film) Devil and the Angel; The Devourer; Dhadkan (1946 film) Dharti Ke Lal; The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946 film) Distress (1946 film) Ditte, Child of Man; Dizziness (film) Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani; Don Ricardo ...
He was born in Catford, the son of the popular music hall comedian Johnny Dwyer, and acted from the age of ten and appeared in his first film in 1921.He is perhaps best known to television audiences for his role as the Punch and Judy man Mr Partridge in BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!.
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) as Captain Lanlaire; Cluny Brown (1946) as Sir Henry Carmel; Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) as King Louis XV; Piccadilly Incident (1946) as Judge; The Imperfect Lady (1947) as Mr. Hopkins; Thunder in the Valley (1947) as James Moore; Green Dolphin Street (1947) as Captain O'Hara; If Winter Comes (1947) as Mr. Fortune