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Daughters of Daring: Hollywood Cowgirl Stunt Women
Helen Gibson jumped from speeding trains onto galloping horses while filming The Hazards of Helen proving early audiences were watching real danger on screen.
Pearl White was dragged across rooftops and suspended from balloons in The Perils of Pauline suffering permanent injuries but insisting on performing her own stunts.
Grace Cunard clung to seaside cliffs and battled rough ocean surf without doubles in the serial Lucille Love.
Ruth Roland leapt between moving automobiles trains and motorcycles at full speed so audiences could see it was truly her.
Lillian Gish spent hours clinging to floating ice in freezing water during Way Down East resulting in frostbite and lasting nerve damage.
Helen Holmes hung from sheer cliff faces with no harness relying solely on strength and timing.
Gene Gauntier leapt from battlements and rooftops while doubling herself in wartime spy serials like The Girl Spy.
Mabel Normand drove and wrecked cars herself during high speed chase scenes in Mickey.
Louise Fazenda endured punishing falls collisions and trampling for physical comedy during the nineteen teens.
Musidora performed rooftop escapes window descents and acrobatic chases in the French serial Les Vampires without doubles or wires.
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Daughters of Daring: Hollywood Cowgirl Stunt Women
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