The Crooked Billet
Appearance
The Crooked Billet | |
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Directed by | Adrian Brunel |
Written by | Angus MacPhail |
Produced by | Michael Balcon |
Starring | Madeleine Carroll Carlyle Blackwell Miles Mander Gordon Harker |
Cinematography | Claude L. McDonnell |
Music by | Louis Levy |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date | 1929 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Crooked Billet is a 1929 British drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Madeleine Carroll, Carlyle Blackwell and Miles Mander.[1] It was released in both silent and sound versions, as its production came as the industry was shifting over. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures at their Islington Studios.
It is listed on the British Film Institute's 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.[2]
Cast
- Carlyle Blackwell – Dietrich Hebburn
- Madeleine Carroll – Joan Easton
- Miles Mander – Guy Morrow
- Gordon Harker – Slick
- Kim Peacock – Philip Easton
- Danny Green – Rogers
- Frank Goldsmith – Sir William Easton
- Alexander Field – Alf
References
- ^ "The Crooked Billet". British Film Institute. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "The Crooked Billet / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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