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Film

Daredevil of the Movies

Ubekendt, Denmark, 1923

9 min.AnthologyAction, Sensational films

'Daredevil of the movies' is a promotion reel compiled of film extracts showing some of actress and aerial artist Emilie Sannom's most daring stunts. She is seen crawling on windmills and church towers, balancing barefoot on sharp spears and parachuting out of an airplane.

The film was undoubtedly compiled to to show the skill and courage of Emilie Sannom, which gave her the nick-name 'Daredevil of the movies'. She supposedly showed it to her audience when traveling through Denmark and giving talks about her adventurous career during the 1920s.
Basic information Credits Materials
Original title Filmens Vovehals
Danish title Filmens Vovehals
Other titles Det skandinavisk-russiske Handelshus, Pigen fra Hidalgo-Fyret, Diligencekusken fra San-Hilo, Zigo, For Barnets Skyld, Panopta II, Panopta IV, La fanciùlla dell'aria
Keywords Silent films, Stunts, Women, 1920-1929
Director Ubekendt
Appearance Emilie Sannom
Production country Denmark
Technical info 153 meter, 35 mm, 1,33:1, Black/white, Silent
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Companies

Production company Filmfabriken Danmark

Direction

Direction Ubekendt

Appearance

Appearance Emilie Sannom

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Program - stumfilm & mikro