Stunt Like You Mean It
We talked about how George Reeves did most of his stunts but not about the stunts he didn’t do and who did them. 1951 saw the most use of the stunt double.
“We see more use of stunt doubles for George in 1951 than in any of the other five seasons,” wrote jimnolt. “The camera doesn’t lie, it was impossible for anyone to successfully double for George Reeves. Probably the only good example of doubling for George in 1951 was the alley takeoff which was first used in Superman and the Mole-Men, and repeatedly used in 1951 and 1953, with good reason. It was a great stunt, and the stuntman looks a lot like George.”
