Alf's Button is a 1930 British comedy film 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 Aladdin'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
Humberston Wright as Eustace the genie
Annie Esmond 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
Merle Oberon
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) List of early color feature films
References
Bibliography
David R. Sutton, A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy 1929–1939 (University of Exeter Press, 2000)