10 Dangerous Movie Scenes You Won’t Believe Didn't Kill Anyone
6. Steamboat Bill Jr: Buster Keaton Almost Gets Crushed
Buster Keaton, along with Charlie Chaplin, is considered one of the funniest men of the silent movie era. His deadpan style in the face of utter chaos is still funny today.
An interesting trait from the silent-era comedies is that they tend to be timeless. With there being no dialogue you can't get distracted by a joke that is trapped in its era – instead the focus is purely on what looks funny.
Apart from just being hilarious, Keaton was a steadfast believer in doing his own stunts.
His most famous gag, or at least the one that has endured and been referenced most heavily, is a simple stunt where all he had to do was stand still.
Simple? Yes. But if he'd missed his mark even slightly he would have been crushed.
1928's Steamboat Bill Jr. features a classic scene where Keaton is nearly flattened by the collapsing facade of a house. He is only saved by the fact he is standing precisely where a window should be.