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Silent Comedy Series: Buster Keaton cont'd

Silent Comedy Series: Buster Keaton cont'd

In which we watch Buster break his neck and never notice

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Jun 10, 2025
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Buster Keaton broke his neck? Yes. And you get to watch him do it. He actually didn’t realize it at the time, and only found out years later. While performing a stunt 12 feet in the air with a 10 inch water spout and the force of a railroad water tank, he lost his grip due to the force of the water pressure and it dropped him in a hard fall to the ground. He landed on his back with his neck across the rail with the water pushing him down. He left the set with a headache but was back filming the next morning.

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