No National Velvet [1944] Elizabeth Taylor, como jovem atriz, caiu de um cavalo e quebrou as costas; isso causou-lhe muita dor por muitos anos.
Certamente um dublê poderia ter sido encontrado. Existem pessoas pequenas no mundo [por exemplo, em Game of Thrones] ou o trabalho de câmera poderia ter feito alguém parecer com seu tamanho. Para alguém jovem e inexperiente, esse era um risco enorme do estúdio.
Alice van Springsteen foi o dublê de Ms Taylor em National Velvet
Her first work as a film stuntwoman came in Will Rogers' last movie, "In Old Kentucky" (1935). A member of the Cowgirl Hall of Fame, she went on to serve as a stunt double for Elizabeth Taylor (in 1944's "National Velvet"), Marian Davis, Jane Wyman, Ingrid Bergman and Barbara Stanwyck (in "The Big Valley" TV series of the 1960s.)
Ainda estou procurando um relatório completo do acidente, mas há casos em que é necessário para o ator real realizar acrobacias menores. Pode haver risco mínimo, mas isso não significa que não há risco.
Um cavalo é uma criatura grande e você está muito longe do chão ... cair dói!
Parece também que "Torta" (o cavalo) não era a criatura gentil que se poderia imaginar.
The Pie was a 7-year-old thoroughbred named King Charles, a descendant of famed racehorse Man O War. He was owned by a society woman at the Rivera Country Club in Los Angeles who had trained him as a show jumper, and she offered to let Elizabeth Taylor ride him while at the country club. Elizabeth immediately fell in love with the horse, and he was acquired by MGM for $800 to star in National Velvet with her. She undertook a rigorous training routine to prepare for the movie, and rode King Charles for 90 minutes every day while also feeding and bonding with him at the Rivera Country Club for the rest of the day.
From the beginning, King Charles was a difficult horse to get along with. He wouldn’t listen to commands, and he regularly bit crew members, once seriously injuring a trainer who was trying to make him play dead for a scene. The only person he would listen to was Elizabeth. The two had developed a special bond, which is very evident in the final film.
No entanto, este incidente parece ter sido um acidente infeliz.
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