buster keaton - Steamboat Bill Jr.

read about him on wikipedia

how did buster die?an old man? did he just settle in and be a family guy after the talkies?

Was this necessary?

This is a real section of building and the stunt was based solely on measurements. If he stood even a little bit off from the mark, he would have almost certainly died. The prop house weighed over two tons.

Most stunts back then were similarly dangerous. Walking from one plane wing to another, etc. It makes you appreciate them that much more.

who, the poster or the person in the film? cos buster keaton (in the film) coulda died in that clip, he actually let people drop a wall on him...if he had been just an inch or two in the wrong place, he would have died.

Damn!!!

they probably had the wall fall many times and drew a thin outline where it would never hit or use physics and calcuate it or something

Probably, but his stuns where his father used to toss him around stage was unmatched he even stated that if it wasn't for his cat-like landings, he would most likely be crippled or died.

A lot of people tried the stunt and died or suffered injuries. I studied up on him lol

nope. he didn't rehearse this first.