Piccadilly
DramaCrimejealousylove trianglenightclubchinese womantrialmurderchinesesilent filmnightclub ownerasian womannightclub performerother woman
A 1920s melodrama of ambition, jealousy, and forbidden desire set in a glittering London nightclub, where a Chinese woman's rise to stardom triggers a tragic love triangle.
A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club's main act.
Essence
Ensemble
Gilda Gray
Mabel Greenfield
Anna May Wong
Shosho
Jameson Thomas
Valentine Wilmot
Charles Laughton
A Continental Visitor
Cyril Ritchard
Victor Smiles
King Hou Chang
Jim
Hannah Jones
Bessie
Gordon Begg
Coroner
Harry Terry
Publican
Debroy Somers
Band Leader at the Piccadilly Club
Vi Kaley
Woman in Bar (uncredited)
John Longden
Man from China (uncredited)
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