Wilson, Keppel & Betty IN COLOUR

1949 colour home movie of Wilson, Keppel & Betty. Their biography “Too Naked for the Nazis” from www.fantomfilms...
Jack Wilson, Joe Keppel and Patsy Knox (the original Betty’s daughter) filmed by Bob Hosier in December 1949, during rehearsals for Aladdin at Dudley Hippodrome. Thanks to Doug Collender.
Too Naked for the Nazis, the biography of Wilson, Keppel and Betty by Alan Stafford, available in hardback and Kindle from Fantom Films and Amazon.

[@dennisdeal3323]

Thanks for sharing. The colorful costumes were made the show even better than the black and white films make out. They were a great comedy trio without a doubt.

[@magdatorruellas9122]

This might sound nuts but I watch these guys at least three tymes a week. I just simply love the sand dance! Brings me laughter. Thank you

[@jeanglendinning1860]

realy enjoyed watching this as i remember my mum saying how much she used to like watching Wilson, Keppel and Betty when she was a young woman

[@ciaohound]

Delightful short film. Engaging biography. Engrossing period in time. Thank you!

[@robertbarfoot741]

Many thanks for your wonderful book, have just completed this and for me it opened up the life of these great performers, this and U Tube are keeping their memory alive. Well done.

[@kittymervine6115]

THANK YOU! I just bought the book on Kindle, and have been so enjoying it. BUT TO SEE IN COLOR! It makes their work even more "hilarious". The red shoes, the colors, it's all even funnier in color.

[@alanstafford280]

Many thanks Kitty, it was one of several delightful discoveries I made while researching the book. Since writing it I've also found a couple of photos of the original Betty, which can be found on the Betty Knox Wikipedia page.

[@charliewatts6895]

Amazing. The colour changes everything.

[@davidlear7927]

Just finished reading the Wilson, Keppel and Betty biography "Too Naked for the Nazis" and what a fabulous book it is! Thanks for sharing this video!

[@johnclarke6403]

Went to see Alan's talk at the Water Rats couple of days ago. Really entertaining and informative. Timeless proformas.

[@skoot2u]

Absolute gem,thanks for sharing,5*.

[@DaveBassington-yu3nl]

Brilliant, I love these three although I know there were several different ‘Betty’s, they have fascinated me since I was a kid…

[@larynxax7483]

In Canada, there was a very long-running children's TV show called "The Uncle Bobby Show", hosted by Bobby Ash, an ex-circus clown from England. In the Birthday Corner segments, a trio of knitted clown puppets, named Wilson, Keppel, and Betty, descended from above, to sing "Happy Birthday".

[@XavierKatzone]

❤️❤️❤️ ... Wilson, Keppel and Betty formed a popular British music hall and vaudeville act in the middle decades of the 20th century. They capitalised on the fashion for Ancient Egyptian imagery following the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. The "sand dance" that formed the highlight of their act was a parody of postures from Egyptian tomb paintings, combined with references to Arabic costume. The lithe and extremely lanky Wilson and Keppel, who wore long moustaches and make-up to emphasise the sharp angularity of their features and make them appear almost identical, demonstrated their impressive suppleness in adopting wild gestures and dancing in identical "stereo" movements, while Betty joined their antics. The act included a soft-shoe routine performed on a layer of sand spread on the stage to create a rhythmic scratching with their shuffling feet and was usually performed to the familiar Egyptian Ballet (1875), by Alexandre Luigini. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson,_Keppel_and_Betty

[@RichardJohn-e9u]

Everlasting humour so simple!!😂

[@chapsnaps1]

Great to see this colour footage! I'm currently reading "Too Naked for the Nazi's" and I'm really enjoying it.

[@albertmcmullen2669]

J.B. Priestley wrote about that era in Lost Empires. A nostalgic look through a TV miniseries of the Music Halls before 1914, an escape into the past. A somewhat comforting, yet, a regressive return to a kind of music hall arcadia.

[@plicketyplunk]

Amazing. Thank you!

[@davidrodger1854]

Wonderful entertainment! Thank you so much.

[@ThatsViews]

That was a fascinating glimpse of their act.

[@anthonyfrew1571]

The Monty phytons, Spike, and co - must have seen this troop - it has a form of British madness of its own

[@alanstafford280]

10,000 views and counting! Many thanks everyone.

[@juliamcintyre5012]

Big thank you!

[@kimandrews6106]

WOW What a find, thank you!!

[@timl.b.2095]

That's a real find! Thanks.

[@fernandogoicoecheagarcia4678]

alrededor de los 55 años y todavia se movian como si tuvieran 20

[@lillianflorence6056]

Brilliant,

[@glowskulls100]

A good find

[@rodneykitchen3869]

Wonderful ! thank you

[@katewild2194]

There were a few Betty's over the years

[@martiniv8924]

What a Gem 💎 👌🏻😎

[@aai3661]

Cool.

[@incongra]

A million thanks.

[@cjwaywell]

Great Book

[@user-mb4vs7nj6c]

Очень познавательно, спасибо за информацию

[@alexkx8599]

So...this was colored in? Who had the ability to do home movies in 1949 mere less in color? I just stumbled upon this and don't know what it is...the link no longer works either, eh...

[@billytoffingham9608]

doing what british people do best .....m aking fun of foreigners ....marvellous , lets have more

[@anarchistangler]

It's so weird how simple people's pleasures were. The things they derived their entertainment from. For me, it is completely unremarkable. But folk were stoked on it back then. I can get into stage shows. I like Rob Cantor's Shia LaBeouf. But there is no appeal for me in this.

[@metalman4141]

Dudley Hippodrome really?

[@WinChun78]

Just figured who he reminds me of....that bloke out of Gangs Of New York... 😆

[@brittakriep2938]

To naked for the Nazis? Watch the movie ,Der Postmeister' (1940) or ,Münchhausen' (1943) . No Hayes Code!

[@coldspring624]

To gay for me