''Alf's Carpet'' is a 1929 British

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

W. P. Kellino William Philip Gislingham (c. 1874 in London, England – 31 December 1957, in London, Middlesex, England) was a British music hall musician and acrobat (part of the Famous Kellinos) and, using the name W. P. Kellino, film director. He founded ...

and starring Gerald Rawlinson, Gladys Hamer, Harald Madsen and

Carl Schenstrøm Karl Georg Harald Schenstrøm (13 November 1881 – 10 April 1942) was a Danish stage and film actor of the silent era in Denmark. He worked under directors such as August Blom and Lau Lauritzen Sr. Together with Harald Madsen, Schenstrø ...

. It was loosely based on the 1920 novel '' Alf's Button'' by

W.A. Darlington William Aubrey Cecil Darlington or W.A. Darlington (1890–1979), was a British writer and journalist who worked for many years as the drama critic of the ''Daily Telegraph'' newspaper. Life and career Darlington was primarily a journalist, worki ...

. It is also known by the

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''The Rocket Bus''.

Production

The film was made by

British International Pictures Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned appr ...

at Elstree Studios. It was originally intended as a silent, but as British studios switched to

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and large chunks of it were shot in sound.

Cast

* Gerald Rawlinson as Jimmy Donaldson * Gladys Hamer as Lizzie Fletcher * Harald Madsen as Alf *

as Bill *

Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * '' Ar ...

as Djinn * Edward O'Neill as Joan's Father *

Janice Adair Janice Adair (25 May 1905 – 11 November 1996) was a British film actress of the early sound era. She was married to the film editor Alfred Roome. Biography Janice Adair was born Beatrice Mary Duffy in Morpeth, Northumberland in 1905 to Thoma ...

as Joan * Frank Perfitt as Caliph

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Warren, Patricia. ''Elstree: The British Hollywood''. Columbus Books, 1988. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. 1929 films 1929 comedy films British buddy comedy films 1920s English-language films British silent feature films Films directed by W. P. Kellino Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Transitional sound comedy films Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent comedy films {{UK-comedy-film-stub