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Post by kevinharrell on May 8, 2017 5:26:48 GMT -5
Who is more macho? Charley Chaplin  Buster Keaton  |
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Post by flyangler on May 8, 2017 6:30:59 GMT -5
Neither, but I'll go with Buster because I like his hat more.  |
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Post by SylvreKat on May 8, 2017 7:40:02 GMT -5
fly, it takes serious macho to do your own stunts. Chaplin had building fronts fall on him--he had to be perfectly positioned or get hurt. Keaton did the famous horse/wagon stunt, and I think also something with a train?
I'm going Keaton since the stunts I know of his seem just a bit more dangerous than Chaplin's.
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Post by wheelbender6 on May 8, 2017 18:22:54 GMT -5
Men of few words are always more macho than blabber mouths. I can't pick a winner this week.
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Post by spandi on May 8, 2017 18:51:22 GMT -5
fly, it takes serious macho to do your own stunts. Chaplin had building fronts fall on him--he had to be perfectly positioned or get hurt. Keaton did the famous horse/wagon stunt, and I think also something with a train? I'm going Keaton since the stunts I know of his seem just a bit more dangerous than Chaplin's. Yeah,the movie was "The General" about him stealing a train during the Civil War.) |
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Post by spandi on May 8, 2017 18:57:39 GMT -5
I'm going with Keaton too, though watching "mild mannered" Harold Loyd in "Safety Last" hanging from the hands of a giant clock way up on a high building (with no safety gear, stunt doubles, or CGI) still scares me. And is in my opinion the most macho (or at least fearless) of the silent film stars.
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Post by oldchopperguy on May 10, 2017 13:03:11 GMT -5
I'm going with Keaton too, though watching "mild mannered" Harold Loyd in "Safety Last" hanging from the hands of a giant clock way up on a high building (with no safety gear, stunt doubles, or CGI) still scares me. And is in my opinion the most macho (or at least fearless) of the silent film stars. I really like both these masters... Can't pick one. Spandi... For decades Hollywood has wondered about that clock scene with Harold Loyd! Just recently, some ancient original footage was discovered, and how he did it safely was discovered, and it's SO simple that it is a testament to his true genius! The clock tower was mocked-up on the roof of a building... But Harold hung off the clock only a few feet off the roof of the building! It was shot so the roof was out of camera except for some of the newly-found out-takes! That doesn't take any of Harold Loyd's "macho" away... He did many VERY dangerous stunts. But his creative genius allowed him to film things TOO dangerous even for him... That clock scene was SO believable because it was filmed for real, at the height of the surrounding buildings and the effect was phenomenal! I only know about this because it was featured a while ago on "The Movie Channel" on a special featuring the genius of silent-era actors... Very cool! |
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Post by spandi on May 10, 2017 19:19:06 GMT -5
I'm going with Keaton too, though watching "mild mannered" Harold Loyd in "Safety Last" hanging from the hands of a giant clock way up on a high building (with no safety gear, stunt doubles, or CGI) still scares me. And is in my opinion the most macho (or at least fearless) of the silent film stars. I really like both these masters... Can't pick one. Spandi... For decades Hollywood has wondered about that clock scene with Harold Loyd! Just recently, some ancient original footage was discovered, and how he did it safely was discovered, and it's SO simple that it is a testament to his true genius! The clock tower was mocked-up on the roof of a building... But Harold hung off the clock only a few feet off the roof of the building! It was shot so the roof was out of camera except for some of the newly-found out-takes! That doesn't take any of Harold Loyd's "macho" away... He did many VERY dangerous stunts. But his creative genius allowed him to film things TOO dangerous even for him... That clock scene was SO believable because it was filmed for real, at the height of the surrounding buildings and the effect was phenomenal! I only know about this because it was featured a while ago on "The Movie Channel" on a special featuring the genius of silent-era actors... Very cool! You're dead on Leo. It seems it was a twenty foot high replica NEAR the edge real building, (with mattresses at the bottom.) Worse yet, it turns out a stuntman named Harvey Parry did the really dangerous stuff. Oh well, Hollywood is all about illusion is it not? Thanks Leo. |
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Post by thxcuz on May 17, 2017 13:02:26 GMT -5
Harold Lloyd had them both beat stunt wise and he only had one good hand. One of his hands were deformed or something. He usually wore gloves.
But between the 2 I'd go with Buster if only for the fact he didn't marry multiple teen girls.
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