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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]
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]
The film concludes with Johnson's words from an inspiring speech she gives to young women earlier in the film. The voiceover plays behind her image and footage of thousands of women in the uniforms of Britain's various armed services, marching, and ending with women pilots of the ferry service, soaring.
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 ...
Piccadilly Incident (1946) - (uncredited) A Girl in a Million (1946) - Policeman; School for Secrets (1946) - Sir Desmond Prosser; Temptation Harbour (1947) - Stationmaster (uncredited) Captain Boycott (1947) - Sgt. Dempsey; While I Live (1947) - Selby; The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) - Brigadier (uncredited) The Mark of Cain (1947) - Lord ...
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
According to trade papers, the film was a "notable box office attraction" at British cinemas. [5] According to Kinematograph Weekly the 'biggest winner' at the box office in 1946 Britain was The Wicked Lady, with "runners up" being The Bells of St Marys, Piccadilly Incident, The Road to Utopia, Tomorrow is Forever, Brief Encounter, Wonder Man, Anchors Away, Kitty, The Captive Heart, The Corn ...