The Stunt Girl
The Stunt Girl is a 1947 American short documentary film produced by Jerry Fairbanks and directed by Robert Carlisle. It recaps the career to date of Hollywood stuntwoman Lila Finn, who began working as a stunt double ten years earlier in the film The Hurricane. It includes Finn's performance of a stair fall especially for the film. The film was aired as part of the 1947 Paramount Pictures documentary series, Unusual Occupations.
| The Stunt Girl | |
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| Directed by | Robert Carlisle |
| Produced by | Jerry Fairbanks |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Production
The Stunt Girl is a short documentary film focusing on the career to date of Hollywood stuntwoman Lila Finn, who made her first appearance in The Hurricane (1937) as a stunt double for Dorothy Lamour.[1] The film was produced by Jerry Fairbanks and directed by Robert Carlisle.[2]
Finn was asked to demonstrate a stair fall in the film.[2] She fell down a "long circular staircase eleven times" to satisfy the director. [3]
The short film was aired as part of the 1947 Paramount Pictures documentary series, Unusual Occupations.[2]
References
- Gregory 2015, p. 32.
- Gregory 2015, p. 284.
- United Press (August 17, 1947). "Stunt Girl Takes Film Stars' Risks". The Knoxville Journal. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
Sources
- Gregory, Mollie (2015). Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-813-16624-7.