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Piccadilly Incident (1946)

Anna Neagle stars in this story about a castaway with a secret.

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Film details

Featuring

Anna Neagle Michael Wilding Frances Mercer
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1946
Genres

Melodrama War
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Introduction

Diana (Neagle) and Captain Pearson (Wilding) meet during a blackout in London’s (then) notorious Piccadilly. A light-hearted comedy seems to be evolving, but fate – and Florence Tranter’s story – takes us into melodramatic Douglas Sirk territory.

Diana’s journey touches on illegitimacy, a common issue by 1945, and includes years washed up on a desert island; it may stretch incredulity, but Neagle remains charmingly convincing.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Diana Fraser
    
    Anna Neagle
  - Captain Alan Pearson
    
    Michael Wilding
  - Joan Draper
    
    Frances Mercer
  - Virginia Pearson
    
    Coral Browne
  - Sir Charles Pearson
    
    A.E. Matthews
  - Judd
    
    Edward Rigby
  - Sally Benton
    
    Brenda Bruce
  - Sam
    
    Leslie Dwyer
  - Mrs. Millgan
    
    Maire O'Neill
  - Bill Weston
    
    Michael Laurence
  - radio operator
    
    Michael Medwin
  - [guest sitting at Pearson's table]
    
    Roger Moore
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Directed by
    
    Herbert Wilcox
  - Presented by
    
    Associated British Picture Corporation
  - Produced by
    
    Herbert Wilcox
  - Production
    
    George Maynard
  - Production Manager
    
    Gerry Mitchell
  - Assistant Director
    
    Frank Hollands
  - Scenario
    
    Nicholas Phipps
  - [Original Story] By
    
    Florence Tranter
  - Director of Photography
    
    Max Greene
  - Location photography
    
    Bryan Langley
  - Camera Operator
    
    Austin Dempster
  - Editor
    
    Flora Newton
  - Art Director
    
    William C. Andrews
  - Make-up
    
    Harold Fletcher
  - Hairdressing
    
    Helen Penfold
  - Musical Director
    
    Anthony Collins
  - Choreography
    
    Wendy Toye
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Bert Ross
  - Studio
    
    Welwyn Studios (uncredited)
  - Studio
    
    Worton Hall Studios (uncredited)

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