Buster or Charlie

[Haystacks]

There's an old black and white film where the front falls forward looking like it is about to crush the 'hero' of the piece; but he is positioned in such a spot that the 1st floor window opening goes over him and our 'hero' is unharmed. Can anyone tell me whether the 'hero' was Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin?

[Mikeyd2]

Buster Keaton....It was also "copied" in an episode of "The Goodies"

[Haystacks]

Thanks. Do you remember the name of the film?

[Mikeyd2]

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Originally released: 1928

College-boy Buster is reunited with his father, a steamboat captain, and must prove himself to him, whilst trying to woo the daughter of a rival steamboat owner. Although it suffers from lapses of attention and is not usually thought of as one of Keaton's best, the film still provides a showcase for his extraordinary gymnastic / athletic feats, and a spectacular finale in an amazing cyclone sequence. The famous scene where the fa�ade of a house falls on our hero (who survives only because of an open window) was done entirely without tricks and was recently the basis for Stephen McQueen's Turner Prize-winning installation.
Simon

[tonymclark]

I believe Keaton always did his own stunts too.