Buttons (film)

{{short description|1927 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Buttons

| image = Buttons lobby card.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Lobby card

| director = George W. Hill

| producer =

| screenplay = Marian Constance Blackton
Ralph Spence
Hayden Talbot

| story = George W. Hill

| starring = Jackie Coogan
Lars Hanson
Gertrude Olmstead
Paul Hurst
Roy D'Arcy

| music =

| cinematography = Ira H. Morgan

| editing = Sam Zimbalist

| studio = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

| distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

| released = {{Film date|1927|12|24}}

| runtime = 70 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Buttons is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George W. Hill and written by Marian Constance Blackton, Ralph Spence, and Hayden Talbot. The film stars Jackie Coogan, Lars Hanson, Gertrude Olmstead, Paul Hurst, and Roy D'Arcy. The film was released on December 24, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/338570/buttons|title=Buttons (1927) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=November 5, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3145|title=Buttons|publisher=AFI|accessdate=November 5, 2014}}

It is one of the few Jackie Coogan films to be considered a lost film.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4096/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Buttons]