STUNTERS' LEAN TIME
ACTORS MUST TAKE THE RISKS
LONDON, Dec. 15
Professional film stunters are having a very lliiu time. This is due to a variety of causes. Stunt films are waning in popularity. Then, again, trick photography is simplifying many situations that previously presented great, difficulty. The tendency is now to make the real actors run risks and endure discomfort, instead of paying professional stunters to “double” for t hem.
One actor at Elstrco recently took a punch so realistic that he was knocked out. Bonnie Hale dived 10 times into an icy Surrey pool for the film “Wild Bov.” Tom Walls has done dangerous cross-country riding for his part in “Turkey Time.” Producers, however, are restraining stars from running unnecessary risks. As an instance, Jack Hulhert was not allowed to practice jumps from a locomotive as he did for his part in “The Ghost Train.”
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18279, 23 December 1933, Page 6
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