Piccadilly Jim

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Piccadilly Jim

1936

1h 40m

Comedy

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In London, American Jim Crocker (Robert Montgomery) is a popular cartoonist known as Piccadilly Jim. When Jim's father, James (Frank Morgan), an out-of-work actor, announces his engagement to Eugenia Willis, James assures Eugenia's sister, Nesta Pett, that Jim is a world-famous artist. In a series of blunders, Jim loses his job and meets Eugenia's family while drunk. Annoyed by the Petts' snobbery, Jim begins sketching them and launches a new, successful cartoon strip starring them.

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Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

The picture goes practically hysterical trying to make you laugh.

Aug 8, 2019

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Chris Barsanti

Filmcritic.com

a rather hysterical oddity

Rated: 2/5

Apr 30, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

This agreeable but inane farce can easily be forgotten.

Rated: C+

Mar 15, 2004

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ashley h

Piccadilly Jim is a disappointing film. It is about an American street caricaturist who falls in love with a young woman who suddenly disappears in London. Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans give horrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Robert Z. Leonard did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

above average rom-com

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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One of the best casts of the 30s. Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Eric Blore, Robert Benchley are at their comedic best. A great script by Charles Brackett (Billy Wilder's writing partner) based on a P.G. Wodehouse story.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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all star cast really brings this p g wodehouse story to life about a father & son who find themselves rivals for the same girl.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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75/100. What a stellar supporting cast, Eric Blore, Billie Burke Frank Morgan, Cora Witherspoon and Robert Benchley. All are excellent, especially Benchley and Blore. Robert Montgomery is quite good as well. Amusing story, and like all MGM productions at that time, it is sublime. Light, funny and very entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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75/100. What a stellar supporting cast, Eric Blore, Billie Burke Frank Morgan, Cora Witherspoon and Robert Benchley. All are excellent, especially Benchley and Blore. Robert Montgomery is quite good as well. Amusing story, and like all MGM productions at that time, it is sublime. Light, funny and very entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Robert Z. Leonard

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Robert Montgomery

James Crocker, Jr.

Frank Morgan

James Crocker, Sr.

Madge Evans

Ann Chester

Eric Blore

Bayliss

Billie Burke

Eugenia Willis

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Synopsis

In London, American Jim Crocker (Robert Montgomery) is a popular cartoonist known as Piccadilly Jim. When Jim's father, James (Frank Morgan), an out-of-work actor, announces his engagement to Eugenia Willis, James assures Eugenia's sister, Nesta Pett, that Jim is a world-famous artist. In a series of blunders, Jim loses his job and meets Eugenia's family while drunk. Annoyed by the Petts' snobbery, Jim begins sketching them and launches a new, successful cartoon strip starring them.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Producer: Robert Z. Leonard, Harry Rapf
Screenwriter: Charles Brackett, Edwin H. Knopf, P.G. Wodehouse
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 40m

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