Daredevils of Hollywood

(1938)

Action / Drama

Cast: Cliff Lyons, Lone Reed, Slim Talbot and Aileen Goodwin

Each 13-14 minute episode features a Hollywood stuntman recalling an exciting incident that occured during the filming of a movie!

The new breed of daredevils, Hollywood stuntmen and women, share their experiences on this weekly radio program.  Early in the days of motion pictures, the actors did their own stunts , or the studio would find another actor.  However, as stars became more valuable, and due to the increased demand for action movies, the stuntman was born.  Partly as a business venture, the show Daredevils of Hollywood was born out of an attempt by insurance house Lloyds of London to interview these daredevils to assess their level of insurability.  During the course of these interviews, the concept of making their stories available came up and the show was born.