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Cricklewood Studios

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Cricklewood Studios, also known as the Stoll Film Studios, were British film studios located in Cricklewood, London which operated from 1920 to 1938. Run by Sir Oswald Stoll as the principal base for his newly formed Stoll Pictures, which also operated Surbiton Studios, the studio was the largest in the British Isles at that time. It was later used for the production of "quota quickies" (to meet the requirements of the Cinematograph Films Act 1927). In 1938, the studios were sold off for non-film use.

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Cricklewood Studios
Stoll Close, London Cricklewood (London Borough of Brent)

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NW2 6PW London, Cricklewood (London Borough of Brent)
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