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Director  Marcel Varnel
Music director  Charles Williams
Duration  
Country  United Kingdom
6.2/10 IMDb

Genre  Comedy
Cinematography  Arthur Crabtree
Language  English
Alfs Button Afloat movie poster

Writer  W.A. Darlington, Marriott Edgar, Val Guest, Ralph Smart
Release date  July 1938
Genres  Comedy, Fantasy, Parody, Adventure Film, Slapstick
Cast  Bud Flanagan (Alf Higgins), Chesney Allen (Ches), Jimmy Nervo (Cecil), Teddy Knox (Teddy), Charlie Naughton (Charlie), Jimmy Gold (Jimmy)
Similar movies  1001 Nights, The Outing, Cheeky, Anger Management, All Ladies Do It, Knock Knock

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. The film parodies the 1920 novel Alf's Button by W.A. Darlington and its subsequent film adaptations.

Cast

  • Bud Flanagan as Alf Higgins
  • Chesney Allen as Ches
  • Jimmy Nervo as Cecil
  • Teddy Knox as Teddy
  • Charlie Naughton as Charlie
  • Jimmy Gold as Jimmy
  • Alastair Sim as Eustace
  • Wally Patch as Sergeant Hawkins
  • Peter Gawthorne as Captain Driscol
  • Agnes Lauchlan as Lady Driscol
  • Glennis Lorimer as Frankie Driscol
  • James Carney as Lieutenant John Hardy
  • Wilson Coleman as surgeon
  • J.H. Roberts as Aladdin
  • Bruce Winston as Mustapha
  • Richard Cooper as Lord Wimbledon

    • References

    Alf's Button Afloat Wikipedia
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    Alfs Button Afloat IMDb Alfs Button Afloat themoviedb.org