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Bioscope review March 1930 "Whimsical fantasy, broad comedy, barbaric splendour of settings, and tasteful colour sequences, with excellent acting by well-known favourites, make an assured success of a story which has already established its claim to popular approval.
Alf's Button Afloat (1938) review. Director: Marcel Varnel. Starring: Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton, Jimmy Gold, Alastair Sim, Wally Patch, Peter Gawthorne, Agnes Lauchlan, Glennis Lorimer, James Carney, Wilson Coleman, J.H. Roberts, Bruce Winston, Richard Cooper.
- Marcel Varnel
- 7 (from 1 vote)
- Comedy, Fantasy
- 1938
The saving grace of this movie is the incomparable Alistair Sim as the Genie of the lamp (or the button) Review by Richard Cross ★★½ Dated British comedy featuring the Crazy Gang, in which one of six naval recruits finds that polishing a button on his tunic summons genie Alistair Sim.
Alf's Button Afloat. 6 reviews. Hide spoilers. Review. Ratings Show all. Sort by Featured. 5/10. Mildly amusing but I really think it helps to be British as well as old enough to remember and appreciate them.
Alf's Button: Directed by W.P. Kellino. With Tubby Edlin, Alf Goddard, Nora Swinburne, Polly Ward. A soldier discovers a button made from Aladdin's lamp grants wishes when rubbed.
- (15)
- Comedy, Fantasy
- W.P. Kellino
- 1930-09-22
This is one of The Crazy gang's best a comic updating of Aladdin, with Bud finding a genie when he rubs the button on his uniform, a genie played by the incomparable Alastair Sim, who comes close to stealing the film.
Alf's Button Afloat is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Alastair Sim and Peter Gawthorne. In the film, the Crazy Gang go to sea, where one of them discovers a button on his uniform is made from the metal of Aladdin's lamp. [ 2 ]
