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The Stunt Girl
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'The Stunt Girl' is a 1947 American short documentary film produced by Jerry Fairbanks and directed by Robert Carlisle. It recaps the career to date of Hollywood stuntwoman Lila Finn, who began working as a stunt double ten years earlier in the film 'The Hurricane'. It includes Finn's performance of a stair fall especially for the film. The film was aired as part of the 1947 Paramount Pictures documentary series, 'Unusual Occupations'.
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'The Stunt Girl' is a short documentary film focusing on the career to date of Hollywood stuntwoman Lila Finn, who made her first appearance in 'The Hurricane' (1937) as a stunt double for Dorothy Lamour. The film was produced by Jerry Fairbanks and directed by Robert Carlisle.
Finn was asked to demonstrate a stair fall in the film. She fell down a "long circular staircase eleven times" to satisfy the director.
The short film was aired as part of the 1947 Paramount Pictures documentary series, 'Unusual Occupations'.
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