---
title: 'The Crooked Billet (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Adrian Brunel'
released: '1929-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-crooked-billet-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019792/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Crooked Billet (1929)

1929 · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Crooked Billet is a 1929 British sound part-talkie drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Madeleine Carroll, Carlyle Blackwell and Miles Mander. 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. The sound version features some sequences with audible dialogue. The rest of the film featured English intertitles with a synchronized musical score and sound effects.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Adrian Brunel](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-brunel)
- **Screenplay:** [Angus MacPhail](https://cinepixo.com/people/angus-macphail)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Louis Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-levy)
- **Producer:** [Michael Balcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balcon)

## Cast

- [Madeleine Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-carroll)
- [Carlyle Blackwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlyle-blackwell)
- [Miles Mander](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-mander)
- [Gordon Harker](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-harker)

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