10 Movie Stunts That Went Horribly Wrong

Back in the early years of filmmaking, executing a stunt to play out smoothly and to look realistic was much more complicated. There was almost no such thing as safety equipment, there was less reliance on special effects and many scenes had to be done in real time.

Naturally, this could lead to some pretty horrific repercussions. Case in point, actress Margaret Hamilton did her own stunt for when the Wicked Witch of the West exits Munchkinland - and it ended up with her vowing to never work around fire ever again.

The scene involved a trap door that would be concealed by red smoke in order for the witch to make her exit. In the first take, the smoke came up too early and she had to rush to the trap door. In the second take, part of Margaret's cape got caught in the platform when the burst of fire appeared. She received a second and third degree burn because of the green make up which contained copper. The first take was used, and you'll notice in the film that the trap door appears too early.

The final straw for Hamilton was when she had to have the green make-up removed on the burned areas, and a strong solvent acetone applied to them caused horrendous pain on her affected areas.