Alf's Button (novel)
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| Author | W.A. Darlington |
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| Language | English |
| Publication date | 1920 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| 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.
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
- ↑ Tholas-Disset, C.; Ritzenhoff, K. (6 May 2015). Humor, Entertainment, and Popular Culture during World War I. Springer. ISBN 9781137436436 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Alf's Button". 29 October 2007.
- 1 2 "Movie search results for "alfs-button"". AllMovie.
- ↑ Low, Rachael (1971). The history of the British film. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 111. ISBN 9780047910210.
- ↑ "Production of Yes, Uncle! | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ↑ "Alf's Button Afloat (1938)". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
Bibliography
- Darlington, William Aubrey (2010). Alf's Button (1920). Kessinger. ISBN 978-1164323792.