Topic: Buster Keaton Motorcycle Ride

[sammermpc]

Was watching an old silent film, Sherlock Jr., and caught this amazing sequence in which Buster Keaton drives a motorcycle from the handlebars. Thought it'd be appreciated here:

[chewbacca5000]

So Buster Keaton is the father of stunting?  That is hillarious.  This should be mandatory viewing for those biker boyz who call themselves stunters.

[faux fiddy]

That Bridge scene is awesome, the trucks timing and all that stuff has to be one take or possible death.  There may be some nifty in camera tricks there, but maybe not. The collapse is pretty well engineered. Bravo!

[CBJoe]

Love Buster Keaton!  Wife has a huge collection of his movies and shorts

[70CB750]

Buster Keaton was amazing acrobat.

I remember reading that he never had a fight with just one man, he considered it unfair.

[sammermpc]

I did some reading up, faux, and I believe that the bridge scene was done w/ some tricks. Not sure what, exactly.  That, and the outrunning of the locomotive (which was filmed in reverse).