A Ton Of Fun (also called Tons Of Fun) was a

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

team who appeared in a series of

slapstick Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such as ...

silent

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for FBO from 1925 to 1927. The three heavy actors Frank "Fatty" Alexander, Hilliard "Fat" Karr, and Kewpie Ross were each over 300 pounds. Karr was also billed as Fatty Karr. Their first film together was ''Tailoring'' in 1925. The last "A Ton Of Fun" film was ''A Joyful Day'' in 1928. Ross retired from films after their last film, while Alexander went to work for

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and Karr appeared in four more films for FBO and

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. Excerpts from the movies were shown on ''

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'' in the early 1950s, credited as "The Tons of Fun," with the characters named Vic, Clint, and Bullet (also named Buffalo Vic, Buffalo Clint, and Buffalo Bullet) by Bob Smith, who narrated the movie excerpts during the show.

Films

* Tailoring (1925) * Three Wise Goofs (1925) * On The Links (1925) * All Tied Up (1925) (directed by

Slim Summerville Slim Summerville (born George Joseph Somerville; July 10, 1892 – January 5, 1946) was an American film actor and director best known for his work in comedies. Early life Summerville was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where his mother died w ...

) * All Out (1925) (directed by

) * In The Air (1926) (directed by

) * Heavy Love (1926) * A Beauty Parlor (1926) * Honeymoon Feet (1926) * The Heavy Parade (1926) * Three Of A Kind (1926) * Wedding Daze (1926) * Back Fire (1926) * Galloping Ghosts (1926) * Heavy Fullbacks (1926) * The Vulgar Yachtman (1926) * Heavyation (1926) * Three Glad Men (1927) * The Unsocial Three (1927) * Old Tin Sides (1927) * Three Fleshy Devils (1927) * Three Missing Links (1927) * Panting Papas (1928) * Tanks Of The Wabash (1927) * Wanderers Of The Waistline (1927) * Campus Romeos (1927) * How High Is Up? (1927) * What Price Dough (1927) * Heavy Hikers (1927) * You're Next (1927) * Oui, Oui, Heidelberg (1928) * The Happy Trio (1928) * All Alike (1928) * Big Berthas (1928) * Heavy Infants (1928) * Standing Pat (1928) * A Joyful Day (1928)

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Kewpie Ross IMDb

Fatty Alexander IMDb

Fatty Karr IMDb
American male comedians Slapstick comedians American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American comedians {{comedy-stub

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