10 Death-Defying Silent Movie Stunts That Put Tom Cruise To Shame

Tom Cruise is notorious for his self-performed stunts in projects such as Mission: Impossible and its numerous sequels, but he’s definitely not the first actor to put his life on the line for a pretty cool shot. Practical stunts were hugely popular during the silent movie era of the Hollywood industry, before techniques such as green screens and CGI were even possibilities. In order for characters to go through death-defying situations on-screen, the cast and crew would have to actually recreate these stunts and perform them in real life.