1920s Female Daredevil Puts Modern Movie Stars To Shame

Margaret — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:30:00 EST

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.

Thanks to the reader who sent us a tip about the video Films of a Daredevil, which includes clips from eight films Sannom made for a Danish film company. Sannom started acting in films when she was 23 and performed all of the stunts herself, with no camera tricks or stand ins. She made 30 movies before falling to her death in 1931 when her parachute failed to open during an air show. [Europa Film Treasures]

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Sadie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:30:00 EST

We've been intrigued by reports of Karl Lagerfeld's silent movie tribute to Chanel since we heard about it, and this sneak peek makes it look bizarrely awesome. The film chronicles the love affair of a young Coco Chanel (played by model Edita Vikeviciute) and Duke Dimitri Pavlovich, in authentic 20s style. The full short will be shown in Paris this week alongside Chanel's Paris-Moscow pre-fall 2009 collection. Click the image to see a clip. [Fashion Week Daily via YouTube]

Jezebel: silent film

1920s Female Daredevil Puts Modern Movie Stars To Shame

Haute Cinema