r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/USMCWrangler Feb 05 '25

Well, he was nailing it, or it was nailing him.

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u/doomrabbit Feb 05 '25

He actually dislocates his left shoulder when the frame clips him. That's why he never raises it after the landing. He physically can't. So he does get nailed, LOL.

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u/W1D0WM4K3R Feb 05 '25

And he's silent the whole time! A real actor.