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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.
Attack on Pearl Harbor; Part of the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of World War II: Photograph of Battleship Row taken from a Japanese plane at the beginning of the attack. The explosion in the center is a torpedo strike on USS West Virginia.
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 ...
Piccadilly Incident was chosen as Picturegoer's Best Film of 1947. Despite the fact that Neagle was some eight years senior than Wilding, they proved to be an extremely bankable romantic pairing at the British box office. By now in her mid-40s, Neagle continued to have success in youthful and romantic lead roles.
SS John Harvey was a U.S. World War II Liberty ship.This ship is best known for carrying a secret cargo of mustard gas and whose sinking by German aircraft in December 1943 at the port of Bari in south Italy caused an unintentional release of chemical weapons.
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]
Piccadilly Incident: US distribution only; produced in the UK by Herbert Wilcox Productions: August 15, 1946 Holiday in Mexico: August 22, 1946 Faithful in My Fashion: September 26, 1946 Three Wise Fools: October 3, 1946 No Leave, No Love: October 24, 1946 The Cockeyed Miracle: November 8, 1946 Courage of Lassie: November 28, 1946 Undercurrent ...
After World War II, many people viewed Bomber Command, including its flight crew veterans and its war dead, with disdain. [5] [6] Despite describing bombers as "the means of victory" in 1940, British prime minister Winston Churchill did not mention Bomber Command in his speech marking the Victory in Europe in 1945. [7]