"The Great Waldo Pepper" (1975)

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JDDavis2
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"The Great Waldo Pepper" (1975)

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"The Greatist of todays Stuntmen" by Frank Tallman, "Argosy" magazine Aug 1974

I have the magazine...PM if anyone wants a pdf copy of the article

Trailers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ui8LUFNjMM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS2bKkOwuPI

The full movie on Amazon HD $3.99

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Waldo-Pepp ... B0088WFWO6

Info on who did what from the Tallman "Argosy" article:

01 Two Standard J-1s ... Two Curtiss JN-4s

02 After Waldo loosened his wheel retainers, Axel (Tallman as Bo Svenson's character) had to land in the pond

03 Johnny Kazian as Robert Redford's character wingwalking

04 Johnny Kazian as Redford's character did the car to rope ladder transfer, Audrey Saunders driving the 1925 Lincoln, Tallman flying the Standrd J-1

05 A dummy as Susan Sarandon flew down the street with Tallman as Bo Svenson's character

06 Ralph Wiggins as Robert Redford's character did the plane-to-plane transfer with Tallman flying the J-1, Jim Appleby flying the JN-4

07 "I knew she wasn't worth top billing", Tallmantz pilot Jim Appleby had an acting part. Appleby as "Ace"...Robert Redford as "Waldo"

08 Appleby flying the Sopwith Camel, Tallman flying the Fokker Triplane

09 Tallmantz credits

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