Alf's Button is a 1920 British silent fantasy comedy film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Leslie Henson, Alma Taylor and Gerald Ames. It was based on the 1920 novel Alf's Button by William Darlington. The film is about a British soldier who discovers a magic coat button which summons a genie to grant his various wishes. It was remade as a sound film in 1930.
It was shot at Walton Studios.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, during World War I, Alf (Henson) discovers that he has a brass button which, when he rubs it, summons Eustace (Carew), a genie. While in the trenches, the genie brings Alf and his friend Bill (MacAndrews) goblets of beer, pretty young women, a bath, and anything their hearts desire. Finally, Alf is discharged from the Army and marries Liz (Taylor), who returns the button to the genie.
Cast
Leslie Henson as Alf Higgins
Alma Taylor as Liz
Gerald Ames as Lt. Denis Allen
James Carew as Eustace, the genie
Eileen Dennes as Lady Isobel Fitzpeter
John MacAndrews as Bill Grant
Gwynne Herbert as Lady Fitzpeter
Jean Cadell as Vicar's wife
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.