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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.
Piccadilly Incident was the second most popular film at the British box office in 1946. After co-starring with Sally Gray in Carnival (1946), Wilding was reunited with Neagle and Wilcox in The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947), the biggest hit at the 1947 British box office and one of the most-seen British films of all time.
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]
This film-related list is ... A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1946: A–Z. Title Director ... Piccadilly Incident: Herbert Wilcox: Anna ...
The first movie Lockwood-Wilcox film, Trent's Last Case (1952) was a solid success, helped by a cast including Wilding and Orson Welles. However Laughing Anne (1953), co-starring Forrest Tucker and Wendell Corey , and Trouble in the Glen (1954), with Welles, did poorly and he made no further films with Lockwood or Republic.
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]
According to trade papers, the film was a "notable box office attraction" at the British box office in 1946. [3] [4] Another source says it was the fourth biggest hit at the British box office in 1946 after The Wicked Lady, The Bells of St Marys and Piccadilly Incident. [5]
He followed his first film appearance, the 1910 silent The Blue Bird, with roles in more than 150 films from 1933 to 1951. ... Piccadilly Incident (1946) – Judd;