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A tribute to the death-defying and sometimes deadly art of the silent movie stuntman is featured in this episode.

Taken from Kevin Brownlow's 1968 book "The Parade's Gone By", the series captures the rise and fall of the silent era film industry. There are clips from the films and interviews with those who were involved.

Primary Title
  • Hollywood
Secondary Title
Episode Title
  • Hazard of the Game
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 20 June 1982
Start Time
  • 16 : 40
Finish Time
  • 17 : 30
Duration
  • 50:00
Episode
  • 5
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Taken from Kevin Brownlow's 1968 book "The Parade's Gone By", the series captures the rise and fall of the silent era film industry. There are clips from the films and interviews with those who were involved.
Episode Description
  • A tribute to the death-defying and sometimes deadly art of the silent movie stuntman is featured in this episode.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Motion picture industry--United States--History
  • Silent films--History and criticism
  • Motion pictures--Censorship--United States--History
Genres
  • Documentary
  • Entertainment
Hosts
  • James Mason (Narrator)
Contributors
  • Thames Television (Production Unit)
  • Kevin Brownlow (Director)
  • David Gill (Director)
  • Kevin Brownlow (Producer)
  • David Gill (Producer)
Subjects
  • Motion picture industry--United States--History
  • Silent films--History and criticism
  • Motion pictures--Censorship--United States--History