"Many Photos" - Photos of Charlie Chaplin impersonator in London in 1951 entertaining crowds

Fascinating images from 1951 show a Charlie Chaplin impersonator entertaining crowds with an act that saw him arrested more than 400 times.

Images show the man, known as 'Charlie the Busker', on the streets of London trying to appeal to crowds queuing for the cinema.

One shows him wearing a fez as he charms a snake in front of people waiting to see courtroom drama The People Against O'Hara at a central London picture house.  

These fascinating images from 1951 show a Charlie Chaplin impersonator called Charlie the Busker being led away by a police officer after he was arrested for obstructing the highway while performing to crowds outside a London cinema 

One image shows Charlie the Busker wearing a fez as he charms a snake in front of people waiting to see courtroom drama The People Against O'Hara at a central London picture house in 1951 

A little girl gives Charlie the Busker a small donation as he asks for money for his Charlie Chaplin act outside a London cinema 

Other images show him being led away by police and walking out of a police station (pictured) after paying a fine for his 413th offence of obstructing the highway

Others show him being led away by police and walking out of a police station after paying a fine for his 413th offence of obstructing the highway.   

Chaplin, who the busker was mimicking, was a comic actor, film maker and composer famed for his slapstick style.

He rose to fame in the era of silent film and became one of the most famous faces of the 20th Century.

At the time the pictures were taken Chaplin would have been putting the final touches to his 1952 film Limelight. 

Obstruction! Charlie the Busker was arrested 413 times for obstructing the highway with his performance. He is pictured here balancing a bottle on the end of an umbrella as cars rush by him on a street in central London 

Crowds watch in disbelief as Charlie the Busker strolls along the street in his Charlie Chaplin garb trying to entertain 

At the time these pictures were taken Chaplin would have been putting the final touches to his 1952 film Limelight

Charlie the Busker looks towards the camera as crowds queuing for the cinema watch. He is pictured with Chaplin's signature facial hair, suit and hat 

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