The Most Expensive Shot In Silent Film History 😲

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This train scene in a 1926 silent film called 'The General' is the most expensive scene in silent movie history.

by Florid Miston 2

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$42, 000 -- Buster Keaton was a fascinating dude.

freehahahafree
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Cottage Grove, Oregon. It happened here in the town I live in. This is legendary here. Movies also filmed here-Stand by Me and Animal House.

billstotts
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750 thousand dollars that would be in todays money

Vjurrtuiii
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I love watching these old silent films there perfect for me because my wife sleeps while I watch silent movies and don’t disturb her.

suminagum
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I guess the train is still down there.

MikeS-hsvh
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A great movie by a great actor.
Loosely based on an actual incident.

mitchellminer
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Camera man: I am sorry, the camera was not recording.

_iamoracle
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"It was filled in a single take...". Well, a second take would have actually cost REAL money....

emmanuelenyinwa
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The film valued at $42, 000 in 1926, adjusted for inflation, is approximately $760, 847 in 2024. - per ChatGPT

Lauter
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There was a scene that had Keaton getting thrown to the ground by a steam train watertower. He broke his neck but he only found out years later during a medical exam.

williamrmitchell
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Great movie from a great star no CGI crap

maneerahmed
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A single take?
Train is moving rearwards while the actor is climbing and forward while crossing the bridge...

Platanis
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He could have used a toy train, it looks alike

codezerozeroone
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Wow... I wonder if they built the faulty bridge just for the movie? And what happened to the train afterwards?

roxannerodriguez
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It would cost a lot more then that today to make a scene with that effect even if it were computer generated

ronbarady
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Well, it's a very specific question 😅 I think it would be a lot.

FloridMiston
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"... in one (1) take."
That's downright UN-American.

WagnerPD-bn
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funfact: today's movie budget can be higher than some poor countries' GDP

ingediana
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Didn't they need that bridge? For real life train travel....

mrshelbysprsnake
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Steam power technology had really progressed. The very common, early vintage 4-4-0 American type locomotives were being replaced and surplus locomotives were easy to acquire.

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