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Alf's Carpet (1929)

Alf's Carpet poster
Directed by
W. P. Kellino
Genre
silent film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man finds a mysterious button that leads to comic adventures. The film includes both silent and talking parts with a musical score.

lightheartedwhimsicalslapstickplayfuldatedfast-pacedcheerful

What happens

Alf's Carpet is a 1929 sound part-talkie British comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Gerald Rawlinson, Gladys Hamer, Harald Madsen and Carl Schenstrøm. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The film was loosely based on the 1920 novel Alf's Button by W.A. Darlington. It is also known by the alternative title The Rocket Bus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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