Alf's Button (novel)

Alf's Button is a 1920 British comic novel written by William Aubrey Darlington. A soldier in the British Army comes across a magic button which summons a genie to grant his wishes.

Adaptations

In 1920 the book was adapted into a silent film Alf's Button directed by W.P. Kellino. The success of the film significantly boosted the book's sales.^[1] Darlington adapted his novel for a 1924 play. In 1930 a sound film adaptation Alf's Button was released, also directed by Kellino. A third film based on the story Alf's Button Afloat was released in 1938 directed by Marcel Varnel and starring the Crazy Gang.

References

↑ Low, Rachael (1971). The history of the British film. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 111. ISBN 9780047910210.

Bibliography

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

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