---
title: 'Alf''s Button (1920)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cecil Hepworth'
released: '1920-05-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alfs-button-1920'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011914/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alf's Button (1920)

1920 · 78 min · Fantasy, Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Alf's Button is a 1920 British silent fantasy comedy film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Leslie Henson, Alma Taylor and Gerald Ames. It was based on the 1920 novel Alf's Button by William Darlington. The film is about a British soldier who discovers a magic coat button which summons a genie to grant his various wishes. It was remade as a sound film in 1930.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cecil Hepworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-hepworth)
- **Producer:** [Cecil Hepworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-hepworth)
- **Screenplay:** [Blanche MacIntosh](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanche-macintosh)

## Cast

- [Alma Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/alma-taylor)
- [James Carew](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-carew)
- [Gerald Ames](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-ames)
- [Leslie Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-henson)
- [Eileen Dennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-dennes)
- [John MacAndrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-macandrews)
- [Gwynne Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/gwynne-herbert)
- [Jean Cadell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-cadell)

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