Tom Cruise might be this generation's action star, but there were plenty of silent movie stars who performed stunts that were just as dangerous.
Tom Cruise is notorious for his self-performed stunts in projects such as Mission: Impossible and its numerous sequels, but he’s definitely not the first actor to put his life on the line for a pretty cool shot. Practical stunts were hugely popular during the silent movie era of the Hollywood industry, before techniques such as green screens and CGI were even possibilities.
9 The Rodeo Scene Animals can always create an unpredictable environment when filming movies, which is why trained professionals are always called in to maintain safety. However, there were only so many steps that they could take to protect rodeo star Yakima Canutt during his deadly stunt in Devil Horse, which saw him riding on the back of a famously violent horse named Rex.
7 The Waterfall Swing When it comes to daring stunts of the silent era, the works of Buster Keaton definitely take the crown. Keaton was never afraid to put himself in danger in the pursuit of a great stunt, and this iconic scene from Our Hospitality proves exactly that. Filmed on-location at a real waterfall, the stunt sees Keaton swing from a rock, catch a woman as she’s about to fall from the edge, and swing back to safety - all from a deadly height.
5 Killer Rapids The filming of The Trail of ‘98 spawned one of the most tragic stories in the history of Hollywood, proving that sometimes deadly stunts can go terribly wrong and have horrible consequences. One scene in the movie sees a group of stuntmen dive from their kayaks into high-force rapids, but the freezing temperatures and adverse weather conditions actually damaged the rope that was supposed to drag them to safety and caused four stuntmen to lose their lives.
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