PICCADILLY (1929) England. Director: E. A. Dupont. Original Screenplay: Arnold Bennett. With: Gilda Gray, Anna May Wong, Jameson Thomas, Cyril Ritchard and Charles Laughton. 108 minutes. B&W and tinted. Art Direction: Alfred Junge. Restored 2003: British Film Insitute. Distributed by Milestone Films.

In the 1970s, Louise Brooks was "rediscovered" by writer Kenneth Tynan and cinephiles flocked to the re-release of her films. Now, with this gorgeous restoration of PICCADILLY and its first distribution in the US since 1929, audiences will fall under the spell of the bewitching Anna May Wong! There is already a piece set for Vanity Fair on the beautiful actress from Los Angeles� Chinatown with more to come.

This 1929 silent masterpiece stars the sultry Anna May Wong � arguably the first Asian film actress to gain worldwide fame � in her greatest role.

After many years of supporting roles in Hollywood, Wong left for Europe in search of good roles. And did she find one! Her electric, sexually-charged performance in PICCADILLY is a revelation. Wong is mesmerizing as Shosho, the Chinese scullery maid at a London nightclub who overnight becomes the toast of London � and the object of sexual desire of all around her. The camera adores Wong, and against Alfred Junge�s astonishing set design, she glows on the big screen. As the New York Film Festival writes, �the film is a thrilling cinematographic jewel and a landmark in the emancipation of nonwhite actresses.�