Piccadilly Incident
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| Piccadilly Incident | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Nicholas Phipps |
| Starring |
Anna Neagle Michael Wilding |
| Cinematography | Max Greene |
| Editing by | Flora Newton |
| Studio | ABPC |
| Release dates | 30 September 1946 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £258,057 (UK)[1] |
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]
Plot
A married woman is believed dead in a shipwreck, but returns home with the Second World War at its height to find her husband remarried.[3][4]
Cast
- Anna Neagle as Diana Fraser
- Michael Wilding as Captain Alan Pearson
- Frances Mercer as Joan Draper
- Michael Laurence as Bill Weston
- Coral Browne as Virginia Pearson
Reception
The film was the second most popular movie at the British box office in 1946.[5]
It was voted the best British film of 1946 at Britain's National Film Awards.[6] Neagle's performance meant she was voted Best Actress of the year by the readers of Picturegoer magazine.[7]
References
- ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p483
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038842/
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46391
- ↑ "Piccadilly Incident.". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) (1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia). 15 February 1947. p. 30. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "Personality Parade.". The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 25 January 1947. p. 9 Supplement: SUNDAY MAGAZINE. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "BRITAIN'S FAVORITE STARS FOR 1946.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 14 April 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "ANNA NEAGLE GETS A TROPHY.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 5 September 1947. p. 25. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
External links
- Piccadilly Incident at BFI Screenonline
- Piccadilly Incident at IMDB
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