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Cast
Robert Montgomery
as James Crocker, Jr.
Frank Morgan
as James Crocker, Sr. / Count Olav Osric
Madge Evans
as Ann Chester
Eric Blore
as Bayliss, Jim's Butler
Billie Burke
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
Robert Benchley
as Bill Macon
Ralph Forbes
as Lord Frederick 'Freddie' Priory
Cora Witherspoon
as Nesta Pett, Ann's Aunt
Tommy Bupp
as Ogden Pett
Aileen Pringle
as Paducah Pomeroy
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1936
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Romance
Votes2
DirectorRobert Z. Leonard
WritersCharles Brackett, Edwin H. Knopf
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsPiccadilly Jim
About Piccadilly Jim
Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at a club, he falls for her even though she is with Lord Priory. He meets her the next day at the riding path, but she quickly loses him. He searches all over for her, not knowing that his father's hopeful fiancée is her Aunt. As his caricature work suffers as he searches, he is fired from his paper. But he makes a comeback with the comics 'Rags to Riches' which is based upon the Pett's. But this upsets the Pett's so much that they go back to New York, and he follows, being careful not to let them know that he is the one who draws the strip that parodies them.
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, Piccadilly Jim leans on a strong ensemble — Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Madge Evans — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1936.
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