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The Crooked Billet
The Crooked Billet is a 1929 British 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.
It was one of the first films to use RCA's synchronized sound system for dialogue.
The plot has been summarized as: "An international spy searches for lost documents hidden in an old inn.
Crooked Billet, Wimbledon
The Crooked Billet is a pub at 14–15 Crooked Billet, facing onto Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon, London. The building dates from the early 18th century and became the Crooked Billet during the 1750s.
The district of Wimbledon called Crooked Billet may have taken its name from the pub.
In 1888 Young's Brewery leased the Crooked Billet pub, and bought the freehold in 1928. In 1974 Young's Brewery purchased the Hand in Hand. After the pubs were enlarged and refurbished, they were sold