Alf's Button (1930 Film)
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''Alf's Button'' is a 1930 British
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directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Tubby Edlin, Alf Goddard and Nora Swinburne. It is an adaptation of the 1920 novel '' Alf's Button'' by William Aubrey Darlington. The film features some singing and dancing sequences in an early colour process, which is believed to be Pathécolor.


Premise

A Cockney soldier discovers that a button on his uniform was made from
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's lamp. When rubbed, the button grants wishes.


Cast

* Tubby Edlin as Alf Higgins * Alf Goddard as Bill Grant * Nora Swinburne as Lady Isobel Fitzpeter * Polly Ward as Liz *
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as Eustace the genie *
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as Mrs. Gaskins * Gypsy Rhouma as Lucy * Peter Haddon as Lieutenant Allen * Cyril McLaglen as Sergeant Major * Bruce Winston as Mustapha * Spencer Trevor as Lord Dunwater * Anton Dolin *
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* Jimmy Nervo * Teddy Knox


Preservation status

This film is believed to be held at the British Film Institute in London.


See also

*'' Alf's Button'' (1920) *
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References


Bibliography

*David R. Sutton, ''A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy 1929–1939'' (
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, 2000)


External links

* 1930 films 1930 comedy films 1930s color films 1930 lost films British comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by W. P. Kellino Films based on British novels Films shot at Lime Grove Studios Gainsborough Pictures films British black-and-white films Remakes of British films Sound film remakes of silent films Lost British comedy films Films based on Aladdin 1930s British films Films scored by Louis Levy English-language comedy films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub