Here is the list for the Best Movie Stunts for the Decade 1920-1929 as listed in the book, 100
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Stunt Man and Stunt Pilot for The Phantom
The acting in this film is pretty bad, but I still think it’s a fun flick for a “Stuck
Continue readingBuster Keaton and Steamboat Bill Jr.
It’s an iconic image, a cyclone ravages a small town and blows the front of the building down. As
Continue readingJohn Wayne and The Sons of Katie Elder
Less that four months after the operation to have his left lung removed, still having considerable trouble breathing, John
Continue readingYakima Canutt and Canyon Hawks
There’s a scene in this one where Yak drives an open wagon driven by two horses straight down a
Continue readingVic Armstrong and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The stunt where he jumps from a horse onto a German tank was voted one of the Top Ten
Continue readingBuster Keaton and Sherlock Jr.
Comedy director Leo McCarey, recalling the freewheeling days of making slapstick comedies, said, “All of us tried to steal each other’s gagmen.
Continue readingBurt Reynolds is Gator McKluskey
Burt Reynolds played Gator McKluskey in White Lightning (1973) and again in Gator (1976). These are two fantastic films
Continue readingKirk Douglas and The Vikings
In Kirk Douglas’s autobiography, The Ragman’s Son, I read where Douglas did a lot of his own riding and gun
Continue readingTom Steele and The Masked Marvel
In the Masked Marvel (1943), Tom Steele played the lead, did all his own stunts, played a bit part
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