Zeus

Writers:

Joseph Hoffman (story), Ethel La Blanche (dialogue)

Stars:

Buck Jones, Helen Twelvetrees, Grant Withers   

 

This drama offers a fascinating backstage look at the making of westerns. The story centers around a stunt double working for an egotistical, emotionally fragile cowboy star. When the stunt man sets his romantic sights on the leading lady, the leading man gets huffy and unsuccessfully attempts to frame him. Real trouble ensues when the fall guy finds himself in the midst of a real bank robbery and finds himself accused of being the thief. He is arrested and put in jail. Fortunately, another movie cowpoke helps him escape. The stunt man then goes out and catches the real villains. Included in this video are demonstrations of how the dangerous stunts of the film were performed.

 

Here is the link to the movie at the Internet Movie database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029011/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1