Alf's Button (novel)

Alf's Button is a 1920 British comic novel written by William Aubrey Darlington.[1] A soldier in the British Army comes across a magic button which summons a genie to grant his wishes.[2] It drew inspiration from Thomas Anstey Guthrie's 1900 novel The Brass Bottle.

Adaptations

In 1920 the book was adapted into a silent film Alf's Button which starred Leslie Henson and was directed by W.P. Kellino.[3] The success of the film significantly boosted the book's sales.[4] Darlington adapted his novel for a 1924 play of the same name.[5] In 1930 a sound film adaptation Alf's Button was released, also directed by Kellino.[6] A third film based on the story Alf's Button Afloat was released in 1938 directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen.[7]

References
  1. Tholas-Disset, C.; Ritzenhoff, K. (6 May 2015). Humor, Entertainment, and Popular Culture during World War I. Springer. ISBN 9781137436436 – via Google Books.
  2. "Alf's Button". 29 October 2007.
  3. "Alf's Button (1920) – Cecil M. Hepworth – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie".
  4. Low, Rachael (1971). The history of the British film. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 111. ISBN 9780047910210.
  5. "Production of Alfs Button - Theatricalia".
  6. "Alf's Button (1930) – W.P. Kellino – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie".
  7. "Alf's Button Afloat (1938)".

Bibliography
  • Darlington, William Aubrey (2010). Alf's Button (1920). Kessinger. ISBN 978-1164323792.


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