Piccadilly Jim (1936 film)
Piccadilly Jim is a 1936 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film is based on the novel Piccadilly Jim written by P. G. Wodehouse.
Meanwhile, Jim meets and falls in love with Ann Chester, Nesta Petts niece, whom he meets in a nightclub. Ann is dating Lord Frederick Freddie Priory, and therefore keeps her distance from Jim, despite his several failed attempts to get to know her better and to woo her. To worsen the matters, Jim finds out he is fired because he missed numerous deadlines, and the Petts take Eugenia and Ann with them to the French Riviera for a month, leaving James sad and Jim, who is clueless about Anns family connection, wondering where she has disappeared to. But Jim has developed a comic strip based on the Petts mainly Nesta, her husband, Herbert, and her son, Ogden, and its a huge hit in England. The strip is titled From Rags to Riches, featuring the Richswitch Family. The cartoons become an instant success, and Jim grows financially secure. He uses his new wealth to hire a team of detectives to find Ann.When the Petts return to England, they are recognized as the people from the drawings, and are soon the joke of the town. This infuriates the family, including Ann. Jim, upon learning Ann is the niece of the Petts, hides his identity and instead poses as Bayliss son. He finagles a way to spend a few hours with Ann before her family flees England for the United States, and he works out a way to cross to New York on the same ship as Ann and Lord Priory. Before leaving England, he tries to cancel the comic strip, but learns he doesnt own the rights to it. He also learns that the strip has been picked up by newspapers in the States. ........
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