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4 days ago · Fred Karno. In the meantime, Fred Karno, who had resided in his houseboat Highland Lassie since 1903, decided to upgrade his accommodations.
4 days ago · In 1914 Hay began working with the impresario Fred Karno who had previously helped Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin achieve success. He worked with Karno for four years. [ 5 ] He first performed his schoolmaster character in 1910 which he based upon a colleague of his sister, who was a teaching mistress. [ 4 ]
4 days ago · From March to April 1930, Chaplin shot the scenes inside of the millionaire's house at the Town House on Wilshire Boulevard. He hired Joe Van Meter and Albert Austin, whom he had known since his days working for Fred Karno, as the burglars. [38] In the late spring of 1930, Chaplin shot the last major comedy sequence: the boxing match ...
Aug 3, 2024 · Some historians have traced the Tramp’s origins to Chaplin’s Dickensian childhood, while others have suggested that the character had its roots in the motto of Chaplin’s mentor, Fred Karno: “Keep it wistful, gentlemen, keep it wistful.”
Jul 31, 2024 · Notorious smut peddlars ‘Confessions’ Pete & Fred ‘Saucy Seventies’ Karno do a ruff dive into British culture from the 1970s & beyond
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Jul 20, 2024 · The Unmitigated Bounders. (“Confessions Pete & Fred Karno”) 20th July, 2024. The Unmitigated Bounders present The Saucy Seventies. Museum of Comedy, London. Loading….
Aug 2, 2024 · Guthrie encouraged Parolles and the soldiery in a clown act which recalled the antics of Fred Karno's army. Alan Brien, who was strong in disapproval, described the effect in The Spectator:
