May 31st, marks the 104th anniversary of the aeroplane accident that took place during the filming of “The Grim Game”. In honor of that, thought I would share an incredible two-page spread of The Aeroplane In Film Plays:
The possibilites of the aeroplane as a thill-provider in the more sensational type of film plays have been duly realised, and some wonderful air stunts from part of the latest productions. Our photographs illustrate a new Paramount Artcraft picture entitled “The Grim Game,” in which Houdini, the famous escape artist, is shown descending from one aeroplane to another while the two flying at a height of 3000 feet. It is the first time this feat has ever been done. During the same play, he also escapes from manacles, prison cells, and a bear-trap made of pine-trees which whirls him into air, and climbs down the smooth side of a tall building; but none of these more or less familiar performances, marvelious as they are, provides such exciting moments as his dizzy adventures in the aeroplane scenes.
Next week, you can see how they handle the aeroplane scene in the final chapter (Chapter 4) of The Grim Game Story Adapatation.
Related:
- 100 Year Anniversary – Aeroplane Crash Tidbit
- 100 Year Anniversary – Aeroplane Crash Tidbit continued
- First Ever Pictures of Aeroplane Collision