Alf's Button (novel)

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Alf's Button
AuthorW.A. Darlington
LanguageEnglish
GenreComic novel
PublisherFrederick A. Stokes Company
Publication date
1920
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages281
OCLC 6620144

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 .

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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. [3] 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. [6]

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. 1 2 "Movie search results for "alfs-button"". AllMovie.
  4. ↑ Low, Rachael (1971). The history of the British film. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 111. ISBN   9780047910210.
  5. ↑ "Production of Yes, Uncle! | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  6. ↑ "Alf's Button Afloat (1938)". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.

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