Daredevil of the Movies

Filmens Vovehals

Overview

'Daredevil of the movies' is a promotion reel compiled of film extracts showing some of actress and airial 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.

Production

Filmfabrikken Danmark