
The star attraction of the Piccadilly Club is the dancing team of Mabel and Vic. Victor is infatuated with Mabel, but she rejects his advances, since she is in love with Valentine Wilmot, the club's owner. One night, as Mabel and Vic perform their act, there is a disruption caused by a customer who is unhappy about a dirty plate. When Wilmot goes back to the kitchen to investigate, he finds several employees in the scullery watching Shosho, one of the dishwashers, dancing on ... (Full plot summary below)
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The star attraction of the Piccadilly Club is the dancing team of Mabel and Vic. Victor is infatuated with Mabel, but she rejects his advances, since she is in love with Valentine Wilmot, the club's owner. One night, as Mabel and Vic perform their act, there is a disruption caused by a customer who is unhappy about a dirty plate. When Wilmot goes back to the kitchen to investigate, he finds several employees in the scullery watching Shosho, one of the dishwashers, dancing on a table. That night, Wilmot fires both Shosho and Victor. But the club's sagging fortunes soon lead him to re-evaluate Shosho's talent.
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| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWong has acquired a loyal cult following over the years, and Dupont's exquisitely filmed episodes show why. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. Anderson[Wong] is not top billed, but her entrance in Piccadilly -- and her general presence -- make her the star. |
| TV GuideRobert PardiDupont's stunning evocation of London's roaring twenties would be of cinematic interest even without Wong; but her sultry presence makes this backstage melodrama a must-see. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington[Wong's] role of Shosho, the red-hot dancing star of London's Piccadilly nightclub, shows her at her dramatic and erotic peak. |
| Boston GlobeJanice PageWong is the kind of gorgeous that burns right through a camera lens, and the kind of mesmerizing that seems without effort or end. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumDupont has an original way of employing camera movement to suggest erotic chemistry between characters, and Wong, who even provoked a rave notice from Walter Benjamin, is as memorable and confident as Louise Brooks was in the films of G.W. Pabst. |
| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezIt's difficult to imagine a Hollywood production allowing an Asian star to be as commanding as Wong is in Piccadilly. |
| Miami HeraldMarta BarberA swinging London club; the breakup of a famous performing couple; a well-known dancer being replaced by one younger and more exotic; a murder. All juicy fodder for plot, and it's a good thing. |
| User ReviewChris Jthis is the 1st time to knew Anna may wong, i luv her lots!!!my heroine!! |
| User ReviewMancy MI think I have a favourite new actress in Anna May Wong! So coy, so seductive, she steals the show and the man! Although there is not much written dialogue, you can tell that Sho Sho has quite a sharp tongue. It would of been interesting to know what they were saying. |