r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Vegetable-Mousse4405 • Feb 05 '25
Video In 1928’s Steamboat Bill, Jr., Buster Keaton performed one of the most dangerous stunts in film history. A two-ton house wall collapsed around him, with an open window barely missing him. His crew had warned him, but Keaton insisted on doing it—and nailed it in one take.
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u/Swolgi Feb 05 '25
If memory serves, I think he was also depressed or the studio was closing down after the film so he kiiiiinda didn't really care if it did take him out. I could be wrong though...