On June First, 1919, the Associated Press carried from Los Angeles a story of the thrilling aeroplane accident that took place during the filming of “The Grim Game.” The story of the two planes which crashed together in mid-air and plunged to earth buzzed on the wires to every newspaper in America.
You will see the collision in “The Grim Game”. It was an accident, but the camera man had the presence of mind to keep it turning.
The drawings on this page show how it happened.
Houdini on the rope attempts to descend to the lower plane. The camera man was in the third machine.
The lower machine turned its propeller upward – the propellers gnashed together—
The lower plane crashed into the upper one – cutting off a wing –
The two planes, locked and helpless, crashed to earth!
It’s all in the picture – and lots more! The greatest thrill in the greatest thrill picture ever made!
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