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The first film to feature Charlie Chaplin\u2019s \u2018Tramp\u2019 character was filmed on 7th February, 1914: the Keystone comedy short, \u2018Kid Auto Races at Venice\u2019.\xa0\nRemarkably, Chaplin had created the character only three days earlier, on instruction by studio boss Max Sennett to inject more gags into another film, \u2018Mabel\u2019s Strange Predicament\u2019. In the costume cupboard, he put together Fatty Arbuckle\u2019s old trousers, a tight coat, a small hat, and large shoes. To age his youthful face, a moustache was added - and a legend was born.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the Tramp had roots in Chaplin\u2019s earlier stage career as \u2018the inebriate\u2019; marvel at the activities teenage boys were encouraged to do on the streets of Los Angeles in the 2010s; and reveal how a documentary called \u2018Olives and their Oil\u2019 may have increased the impact of his Hollywood debut\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 Charlie Chaplin, Legendary Movie Comedian (ThoughtCo, 2019): https://www.thoughtco.com/charlie-chaplin-4769059\n\u2022 \u2018The rise and fall of Chaplinitis: How Charlie Chaplin changed the film industry forever\u2019 (Far Out Magazine, 2020): https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-rise-and-fall-of-chaplinitis-how-charlie-chaplin-changed-the-film-industry-forever/\n\u2022 \u2018Kid Auto Races at Venice\u2019 (Keystone, 1914): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI4UtxrQKis\nLove the show? Join \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices