In the 1956 movie, The Conqueror, starring John Wayne, filming was done in Utah, in a location downwind of where the military did nuclear weapons testing. 91 people working on that movie would die from cancer. Very likely, they were contaminated by radiation.
There was another terrible accident on set while filming "Twilight Zone" the movie a helicopter crashed into veteran actor Mr. Vic Morrow and two child actors killing all three instantly. Part of the reason for the accident was improperly placed special effects explosive charges. Great video as usual.
There was also a crew member killed while illegally doing a shoot of a bed on a railroad bridge, when the train came thru unexpectedly. And then there was the actor who killed himself paying Russian Roulette with a prop gun, not realizing that even blanks can kill if shot close enough.
As usual, Jerry. Your Documentaries are amazing. This was a bit heartbreaking. I never knew how Dangerous film making could be. Thank You for the Great work you do.
that was not danger that was sloppy, arrogance and hiring the wrong people and trying to save a buck... i have been on a million sets i know cheap and i know sloppy..that's why the crew were walking off..shame on....who ever was running that show.
Thanks Jerry, for this fantastic documentary with your usual fantastic investigation and production skills, not mentioning your brilliant narration. This one was a master class full of very interesting truths which must have taken a lot of hard work and time to put together. I hope that you and your family have had a lovely Christmas day my friend. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Wow, I didn't realize there were so many accidents. So sad to learn that many have died trying to entertain the general public. Thank you Jerry for another great video!
Jerry you are incredible. Who would have known these stories. Fascinating as they are, it’s almost unbelievable. I never knew half of these stories. You always amaze me, and this is fascinating. Pleas know we all love your documentary’s and hope you keep em coming. I will have to watch this again and again to absorb all of it. Thank you again Jerry, you are the best. Augie and Jill Blase, Winter Springs, Florida.🤠
I concur! Jerry is incredible, his research is second to none, his voice brings a down home honesty to his stories, and, yes, we all love his documentaries.
For the filming of the movie The Charge of the Light Brigade, 125 horses were trip-wired. Of those, 25 were killed outright or had to be put down afterward. Errol Flynn was so enraged, he went after the director of the movie, they had to be pulled apart.
Accidents will happen even in the safest of workplaces, but it shouldn't be dangerous to make movies. It's when the people in charge of safety don't do their job well, or people ignore the safety risks and do things they shouldn't be doing, that the danger level increases exponentially.
One summer while caddying I met a one legged player from Riviera who lost his leg on a Western like the great train robbery or wreck as he fell between cars severing his left leg (circa 1960-62). That play gives me hope to play golf again after losing my left leg to bone infection. Terrific presentation, Mr. Skinner.
Baldwin as well the prop setter needs to be arrested for manslaughter & possible for murder for having a live round in a gun no different then the filming of the crow that starred Brandon Lee that got killed by a gun that had a live round in a gun, there is something terrible wrong when these events happen on the movie sets using live rounds where are the laws to protect actors or whom ever on the set this needs to change or it will continue to happen in the future.
I don't feel Alec Baldwin could have ever reasonably imagined that there would've been anything dangerous about a prop gun. The person who set it up ‐ including failing to clean it ‐ should be held accountable for manslaughter. There's no reason that anyone on a set who's acting should ever suspect that such a tragic event would or could occur ‐ after all, think of the thousands of blanks being used all the time in films. The 'live round' ‐ to the best of my knowledge ‐ was actually due to a bit of the blank having been broken off & thereby inadvertently left unnoticed in the prop gun • it acted as a projectile. It wasn't an actual bullet. I do admire Alec Baldwin's character however that he gifted the deceased's family with a settlement. I feel its a step in the right direction for some sort of ‐ something ‐ cos a human life was horribly lost. I feel that the training, style, & usage thereof re: prop guns & blanks needs to be overhauled cos these events are too frequent. Its really sad.
@@AmberAmber no matter what he thought, anytime you have a weapon in your hands, you have to assume it’s loaded, even if you’re sure it’s not!! You learn that in firearms class!! If you’re dealing with a firearm ignorantly, you take the chance of getting yourself in trouble!
In Baldwin’s case, it wasn’t even a rehearsal scene, nor was he supposed to aim and fire his gun at any actor or crew member, even if it was? Something really smells about that tragedy, and the fact that the msm has all but forgotten it, speaks volumes.
Jerry you're a TREASURE. Your passion and dedication it quite apparent. Thank you for hours of enjoyment. I particularly enjoyed the episode on Charles Bronson. Perhaps a part 2 could go into some other aspects of his life and career in greater depth. Another request would be a personal friend who's nolonger with us Robert Conrad. William Smith would be another great subject
Thank you William for your suggestion. I remembering watching Robert Conrad for years. How did you know him, that would be interesting. Thank you William. Jerry
@@JerrySkinner1943 ok buckle your seatbelt 💺 as I personally love this story...... I'm guessing like many of us who are regulars of your great channel. Our babysitters back in the 60s and 70s were the TV 📺 sets. My first TV hero was James West..... In shape, knew karate 🥋 lol..... I was so influenced by the show, if you Google my name you'll know lol 😉. Well not too long ago I went online to see "whatever happened to ROBERT CONRAD". I discovered that he had a small internet show in the mid 2000's. Where people could call in. Well, I summoned the courage and called in..... With a shaking voice I asked my fanboy questions. Before I hung up the producer got on and asked me if I was that safety security guy Wild Bill Stanton on TV. I said I was and he responded by telling me that if I was interested in sitting in with Bob, they'd love to have me..... Within the week I bought my airplane ticket from NYC 🗽 🛫⛅ to sunny.......... 🌞🛬 LA Fast forward I found Bob Conrad to be every bit the star 🌟 🎥 I believed him to be. Smart, gracious and with a wicked seld depricating humor we became fast friends. As luck and the TV 📺 God's would have it. After the show his show was playing on some cable TV channel. They set up a chair for us to watch on the big screen in the stations lobby. A real treat and forever memory for sure. But it gets better, as he invited my friend and I to his house for dinner. It's said that you never want to meet your heros as you'll surely be disappointed. I'm. happy to say that couldn't have been further from the truth in my experience. From that first visit, I'd fly out to LA a few times a year to sit in with Bob and visit him on his birthday. He lived a full life and would be a fantastic subject for you to feature imo. Jerry, correct me if I'm wrong but did you ever do an episode on yourself? if so, please supply me with the link 🔗. if not why not? as I've been curious about what you do and what motivated you to do this? I've forwarded your channel to many of my friends who are also fans of yours. Well please forgive my lengthy story. I'm not nearly the story teller you are. Merry Christmas and Happy NEW YEAR to you and all of your followers 😉👍🏾
Let it be known that I'm not making any direct accusations, but for me personally, I find it highly suspicious how union members had complained on numerous occasions that the work environment was un-safe, only to go on strike just before production began, and the downright freaky "coincidence" of live rounds popping up in the guns used as props, resulting in death & serious injuries. THAT does NOT "happen by sheer accident".......especially TWICE in the same movie.
Thank you Jerry. So sad about those actors and stunt men. These are things most Americans are unaware of. When watching these movies again I'll have a different appreciation of them for certain. May God🙏 rest their souls.
I remember when Bruce Lee's son, Brandon Lee was killed while making a movie. He was shot with a gun that had live rounds of bullets, too. How tragic that so many people lost their lives, for our entertainment. Thank you Mr Skinner for another wonderful video and for the history lessons. Happy New Years!
As I recall, it wasn't a live round, it was a metal fragment from a previous blank that had lodged in the barrel, and when the next blank was discharged that metal fragment shot out like a bullet, hit Brandon in the stomach and killed him.
Jerry, you should have mentioned that Samuel Jones Grundy who was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England on February 12th 1898, but from a young age lived in homes in Canada became a very close friend of Wallace Reid, he was travelling with Wallace Reid when Wallace lost his life, Samuel Grundy then adopted the name of his friend Wallace Reid out of respect and for his memory, he then appeared under the name of Wallace Reid in may Westerns and other films until his death on 11th June 1968 at Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, he was a great character actor who's face many people will have known but not always his name, so sadly although he real Wallace Reid died at a young age - his name lives on forever more in the Western & Film archives.
HEY, Jerry that Is such A awful shame that The head of the movie Company And the directors of the film's Don't Care or are unwilling to take responsibility of theses horrible injuries and death THANK YOU for doing this video on this very awful and sad Part of movie making and hopefully this will make people more Aware of this tragic and awful part of the movie we watch OK Please Take care stay safe and I will see you on your next video project
I like that you use real source material and pictures to accompany your excellent narration. And you relate interesting information without any added fluff or nonsense, which makes your work stand out from so much of the video dreck that permeates youtube.
A great video, we see those films and mostly are not told about what happens during the making of them, it is a dangerous job filming. Have a great 2023 Jerry.
It’s amazing what we, the public, expect of stunt people or actors in the name of entertainment…things that might kill or maim them. Must we live so vicariously?
My daughter has played in many films here in nm. Transcendence, longmire and many others: I never realized how many accidents happen during these takes. Thanks Jerry for bringing a few of these to our attention.
Was thinking I would try the movie business, but at some point my gut instincts were telling me I wouldn’t come out of it whole and quickly changed my path!! This really confirms my choices in that one area! And that’s just one area, there are so many other areas, one can be damaged!! I ran far opposite!! Great subject matter Jerry! Happy Holidays and wishes for peak health!!
Mr.Skinner, ALL of your videos on You Tube are the best, imho. I Thank You for all of your hard work and research that you have done. So MANY thanks for all of your work!
9:20 Absolutely Beautiful....So many of these early era films don’t get the proper due of just how beautiful they were..you know because of everything black and white or grainy pictures or whatever the case is.....R.I.P TO ALL...👍👍
Thank you Jerry Skinner for your videos... they are great ! Howard Hughes ? Lee Harvey Oswald ? Conway Twitty ? The Texarkana Phantom Killer ? Charlie Pride ? ,,,,,, thank you sir !
Jerry.... yet another superb vlog done with that southern golden voice that only you possess. Hope that you and your family had a Happy Holiday Season. Thank you for all of your fantastic vlogs that you gave to us this year
Thank you Jerry for your fine work. You sure did a lot of research and made the video so interesting with photos of great actors from the past. Many have passed on very young. What an eye opener for those who like to do stunts. Take care Jerry really love your work and the respect you give to everyone. 🌷
Why are there live bullets even at a set? So many deaths and injuries just to get what might be considered an easy shot and others that just are totally unacceptable and unnecessary to make a movie believable. We don’t have to see people plunge to their deaths or a hanging. Thanks Mr. Skinner for this. It’s an eye opener!
In the 1920's my father's brother was playing in a quarry with some friends. On a dare, he picked up one of the sticks of dynamite, used for blasting the rocks, and lit it. The dynamite went off before he had a chance to toss it, resulting in the loss of several fingers, and partial blindness in both eyes. Poor Jennifer O'Neal, she was also on the set when Jon Erik Hexum died.
Jerry, another fabulous docu! It's shocking how many actors and stunt people have lost their lives or been seriously and permanently injured. And today, with CGI, there's no excuse for it! One more thing... IMO, Baldwin needs to be put away. Happy Holidays, Jerry, to you and yours and a joyous and peaceful New Year! ~Dany
In 1960 in the film Spatacus a stunt man was run over during the chariot race. They left the scene in the film. He was trampled to death by the team of horses pulling the chariot. I saw the film & immediately I knew the man was dead. Thanks for the video Jerry very interesting.
Yup, with all we know and someone is dead with absolutely no accountability is mind blowing! And allegedly Alec once said not that long ago he wondered what it would feel like to kill someone!! He turns my stomach!
Why him? He did not load the gun! Stop making this about his personality. It has nothing to with him whether you like him or hate him. The producer was getting rid of the experienced people whose job it was to keep up the safety standards. When you have experienced people leaving and two previous accidents on set - you look at who was trying to save money in exchange for safety, and hold THEM accountable.
The Alec Baldwin case should be considered manslaughter. He obviously didn't intend to kill anyone, but his negligence led to the death of a talented and beautiful wife and mother. Many of these tragic accidents were the result of set or safety apparatus failures, or were from days prior to modern safety standards. Baldwin pointed a potentially loaded weapon at a camera without personally clearing it; which as a devout anti-gun spokesperson he probably felt that to be beneath him, if he even knew how to clear any gun, much less a single action revolver. Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law, and pointing a functional firearm--"prop" or not--at another human being, pulling the trigger (modern reproduction revolvers don't just go "bang" on their own), and then denying any wrongdoing on his part while trying to place blame in his employees is the mark of a not-so-good person. Accountability...basic knowledge of safe handling of "props", even if they are evil guns that should be banned...both are shortcomings that will tarnish the legacy of someone I used to enjoy watching 30 years ago. As a career military person, I know that training accidents happen. Hollywood is no exception to this, though by default their industry should be much safer. Hopefully they have learned and will continue to learn from past on-set injuries and deaths.
Seems they are more interested in filming than peoples safety. Who ever is in charge of the filming should be making sure that everything is safe, instead of counting the money before it comes. Evil bunch of people in charge of these films.
