10 Actors Who Didn't Realise They Were Seconds Away From Disaster
2. Buster Keaton, Sherlock Jr. - No One Realised A Neck Had Been Broken
It's hard to even fathom how a human being could literally break their neck and not realise anything was up. But in the case of Buster Keaton whilst shooting for 1924's Sherlock Jr., that's precisely what went down.
Coming during the scene which saw Keaton's Sherlock Jr. getting doused with a sudden downpour of water coming out of a tower above, things didn't entirely go to plan. After setting off the spout and falling back down to the tracks below as planned, Keaton walloped his neck on a nearby rail. He was then knocked unconscious and would go on to experience some rather severe headaches but soldiered on, regardless.
It was only several years later when the actor was getting checked out by a doctor that the information became known to the star himself, highlighting the break in a number of X-rays that had been taken of his body.
To go that long without realising your neck is legitimately crumbling is a testament to the acting and stunt sensation's ridiculous strength of both body and mind.