Alf's Carpet

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.

Alf's Carpet
Directed by	W. P. Kellino
Written by	Val Valentine Arthur Le Clerq Blanche Metcalfe Scott Sidney
Based on	Alf's Button by William Darlington
Produced by	P.J. de Venloo
Starring	Gerald Rawlinson Gladys Hamer Harald Madsen Carl Schenstrøm
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	Emile de Ruelle
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	November 1929 (1929-11)
Running time	5,500 feet[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

Production

The film was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. It was originally intended as a synchronized film with a musical score and sound effects, but as British studios switched talking pictures, portions of the film were re-shot with dialogue.

Cast

• Gerald Rawlinson as Jimmy Donaldson
• Gladys Hamer as Lizzie Fletcher
• Harald Madsen as Alf
• Carl Schenstrøm as Bill
• Philip Hewland as Djinn
• Edward O'Neill as Joan's Father
• Janice Adair as Joan
• Frank Perfitt as Caliph

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. Low p.327

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.

External links

• Alf's Carpet at IMDb