''Alf's Carpet'' is a 1929 sound

part-talkie A part-talkie is a sound film that includes at least some "talking sequences" or sections with audible dialogue. The remainder of the film is provided with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. These films more often than not contain ...

British

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directed by W. P. Kellino and starring

Gerald Rawlinson Gerald Rawlinson (1904–1975) was a British actor. Selected filmography *'' The Hellcat'' (1928) *''Life's a Stage'' (1928) *'' The Rising Generation'' (1928) *'' Young Woodley'' (1928) *'' The Silent House'' (1929) *''The Devil's Maze'' (1 ...

Gladys Hamer Gladys Hamer (27 May 1884 – 13 March 1967) was a British stage and film actress. She appeared in a number of silent and early sound films. Selected filmography * '' Mary-Find-the-Gold'' (1921) * '' Monty Works the Wires'' (1921) * '' The Re ...

Harald Madsen Harald Martin Bergmann Madsen (20 November 1890 – 13 July 1949) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1917 and 1948. Harald Madsen was a part of the Danish comedian couple ''Ole & Axel, Fyrtårnet og Bivognen'' (''Fy og ...

and

Carl Schenstrøm Karl Georg Harald Schenstrøm (13 November 1881 – 10 April 1942) was a Danish stage and film actor of the silent era in Denmark. He worked under directors such as August Blom and Lau Lauritzen Sr.Together with Harald Madsen, Schenstrøm ...

. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The film was loosely based on the 1920 novel '' Alf's Button'' by W.A. Darlington. It is also known by the

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''The Rocket Bus''.

Production

The film was made by

British International Pictures Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned appro ...

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. It was originally intended as a synchronized film with a musical score and sound effects, but as British studios switched talking pictures, portions of the film were re-shot with dialogue.

Cast

as Jimmy Donaldson *

as Lizzie Fletcher *

as Alf *

as Bill *

Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son, Ivor, and a granddaughter, Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ...

as Djinn * Edward O'Neill as Joan's Father *

Janice Adair Janice Adair (25 May 1905 – 11 November 1996) was a British film actress of the early sound era. She was married to the film editor Alfred Roome. Biography Janice Adair was born Beatrice Mary Duffy in Morpeth, Northumberland in 1905 to Thom ...

as Joan *

Frank Perfitt Frank James Robert Perfitt (1880 – 1958) was a British film actor, born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1880. He died in Surrey in 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Flying Fifty-Five'' (1924) * '' Love and Hate'' (1924) * '' The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * ...

as Caliph

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Warren, Patricia. ''Elstree: The British Hollywood''. Columbus Books, 1988. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

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* 1929 films 1929 comedy films British buddy comedy films 1920s English-language films British silent feature films Films directed by W. P. Kellino Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Transitional sound comedy films Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent British comedy films Part-talkie films {{UK-comedy-film-stub

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