Merv Griffin and Yakima Canutt 1982

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Uploaded by on Jul 12, 2010

Merv Griffin interviews legendary Hollywood stunt man Yakima Canutt during a 1982 program devoted to cowboys of the silver screen.

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  • I had written to Yakima Canutt for an autograph. I sent him a couple of old vending machine postcards of him as a young cowboy star of the Twenties. He not only sent me back both cards autographed but under separate cover, two montage posters of his movie and rodeo career both autographed. The stunt shown was also done by him in Stagecoach and in the Republic serial, Zorro's Fighting Legion. The stunt was revised to use a Army truck in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

  • @TheFrontrowkid that's fantastic - Canutt was a true legend

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  • Only the greatest Stunt Man EVER!

  • He directed the chariot race in Ben Hur. It was WIlliam Wyler's picture, but only Yakima Canutt could manage that sequence as great as it was. I personally think he was the greatest stunt man and action director in Hollywood history and this is a nice tribute to him.

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  • one cool dude

  • @ 3:52 you can see the camera and crew in the shot! Bloopie!

  • That's great Front Row! Those were the days! Real men on the screen instead of the girlie-men we have as so-called leading men today. Men who cared about the example they left off stage as well as on. And women were ladies. Wish I could turn the clock back.

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