This is the era of film where it gets really hard to identify the stunt performers unless they were
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Harold Lloyd and Safety Last!
This entry is for the clock hang, which is always mentioned when people discuss early movie stunts of the
Continue readingStunt Drivers in Ronin
This is thirty-two years since a movie John Frankenheimer’s directed made the Best Movie Stunt. In 1966 he made
Continue readingYakima Canutt and Rex, The Devil Horse
It’s hard not to include Yakima in multiple years as his work for stunt men and stunt coordinators over
Continue readingBest Stunts of The Year List 1913-1919
The future versions of this list will be a decade list of the top stunts of every year as
Continue readingDar Robinson and Sharkey’s Machine
Two things instantly struck me about Sharkey’s Machine (1981); number 1 was that it felt like a remake of
Continue readingGig Young, Murder Suicide
I first came to know Gig Young in the Clark Gable, Doris Day movie, Teacher’s Pet (1958), which I
Continue readingPaul Mantz and Air Mail
Paul Mantz, Air Mail: Although Mantz performed many different stunts over the years, he specialized in flying through buildings.
Continue readingPolly Burson and The Perils of Pauline
This is the second time this title hits the list, but this one is really just a reference to the
Continue readingActors and Stuntmen for Code Two
This film is the first of many motorcycle movies to come and has it’s fair share of motorcycle stunts.
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