3-022-126 - British Pathe Ltd/Heritage Images

Scene from the Film 'Piccadilly': Male Actor Playing a Lute, 1920s. King Hou Chang received praise for his performance in "Piccadilly" in a review of the film published in the New York Times on July 15, 1929. The article says: "King Ho-Chang gives a good performance as the friend of the Chinese dancer. He is said to be a restaurant owner who went into the picture just for amusement, but he appears to be a finished actor". From "Time To Remember - Came The Dawn", 1925 (Reel 4); peek at the British Film Industry of the 1920s - clips from great silent films and newsreels.