Unbelievable animal stunts captured on film in 1930

Marvels of Motion (1930) · Public domain

After a show horse stumbles hard over a steeple hurdle, the editor runs the footage in reverse to humorously undo the entire fall.

When 1930s Filmmakers Discovered Rewind

A high-agility dog sprints straight up a flat vertical wooden board and clears the high barrier with astonishing ease.

The Wall-Climbing Dog of 1930

Adventurous dogs jump off the roof and side railing of a tall river barge, landing with colossal belly-flop splashes into the water below.

Daredevil Barge-Diving Pups

A trained canine executes a massive eighteen-foot broad jump right over three crouching trainers before sticking a clean landing.

The 18-Foot Canine Long Jump

Rodeo star Buff Brady maintains an inverted headstand on the ground while a mounted rider gallops straight past him.

Headstand Lariat Trick Roper

Ranger the jumper approaches a convertible car carrying two passengers and effortlessly hurdles clean over the vehicle without touching it.

Champion Horse Clears a Moving Car

Young rodeo performer Little Joe ropes a galloping rider and ends up flying horizontally through midair across the arena.

Little Joe's Flying Rodeo Stunt

[01:38] When 1930s Filmmakers Discovered Rewind
[04:05] The Wall-Climbing Dog of 1930
[04:39] Daredevil Barge-Diving Pups
[05:36] The 18-Foot Canine Long Jump
[08:02] Headstand Lariat Trick Roper
[09:20] Champion Horse Clears a Moving Car
[11:20] Little Joe's Flying Rodeo Stunt

Unbelievable animal stunts captured on film in 1930

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