Summary
Alf’s Button Afloat is a British film comedy first released in 1938,
directed by Marcel Varnel.
The film stars Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox and Charlie Naughton.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Marcel Varnel
- Script: W.A. Darlington, Marriott Edgar, Val Guest, Ralph Smart
- Photo: Arthur Crabtree
- Music: Charles Williams
- Cast: Bud Flanagan (Alf Higgins), Chesney Allen (Ches), Jimmy Nervo (Cecil), Teddy Knox (Teddy), Charlie Naughton (Charlie), Jimmy Gold (Jimmy), Alastair Sim (Eustace – The Genie of the Button), Wally Patch (Sergeant Hawkins), Peter Gawthorne (Captain Driscol), Agnes Lauchlan (Lady Driscol), Glennis Lorimer (Frankie Driscol), James Carney (Lieutenant John Hardy), Wilson Coleman (Surgeon), J.H. Roberts (Aladdin), Bruce Winston (Mustapha), Richard Cooper (Lord Wimbledon), John Slater (Bit Role)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 89 min; B&W
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