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more about #silentfilm more comments → Jack_Burton: In the 20's, riding a churchbell was very thrilling, I'd imagine... And then Hitachi invented the Magic Wand... more » Yes_Tim_Gunn: One of the early action stars of cinema (silent era, in the teens I think) was a European woman called "Fearless Nadia" working in Indian cinema who s... more » sequined: That is dedication to fashion, people. I think we've found our new Jimmy Choo spokesmodel. more » randomnessish: What a total baller. My hero! (on a side note, my university has a smoke stack. I've always wanted to climb it, but I'm too scared. She'd probably b... more » BoozeInMyBlood[had lost her password]: i like that in the article the last line is : "Her career was cut short tragically when her parachute refused to open during an air show in 1931." it ... more » BabyJane: I'd like a stand in for everyday occurrences in my life. Have to go to the DMV - call the stand in. The Gynecologist - call the stand in. Don't feel l... more » JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: And she was probably wearing garters, too. THE BADASSERY. IT CANNOT BE CONTAINED. more » sportz.star: I have always wanted to swing from a windmill. I'm super jealous. more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): But could she drive a Jeep in platforms like Cher Horowitz? more » returnofthemac: I bet my grandmother secretly envied her. more » NefariousNewt: Somehow I don't see most modern actresses doing her biopic without a cadre of stunt doubles. Of course, back then, movie-making was a wild and woolly ... more » Khrushchev: Honestly? I'll take Cate Blanchett safe on the ground, thank you. more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Wow. The only thing I ever swung from was a chandelier. Or maybe that was a toilet seat. more » Raspberry Swirly: But can she make a souffle? more » Joy L.: It's weird that the way I could tell this wasn't from the 1920s is the shape of the people's faces. People looked different back then. more » -
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1920s Female Daredevil Puts Modern Movie Stars To Shame
In this video silent film, actress Emilie Sannom is shown swinging from a windmill, landing on a church steeple from a parachute, and climbing up the side of a moving plane while wearing high heels. More »
