The Dare-Devil

The Dare-Devil (1923) is a comedy film directed by Del Lord rated 5.8/10.

The movie makers are filming the next installment of the western serial "Get Your Man". The movie's leading man wants his stunt double to do the next dangerous stunt. Purely by accident, a hapless, cross-eyed aspiring actor named Joe Magee ends up doing the stunt perfectly. He ends up doing dangerous stunt after stunt, all by accident, that fit the movie so perfectly that the movie's leading lady wants him in the picture. The exasperated director finds that getting Joe to do the stunts on command is an entirely different story.

Cast

Ben Turpin

Joe Magee

Harry Gribbon

The Movie Director

John J. Richardson

The Leading Man

Kewpie Morgan

The Leading Man's Chief Support

Madeline Hurlock

The Leading Lady

Irene

The Second Heroine

Gordon Lewis

The Assistant Director

Art Rowlands

The Assistant Cameraman

Andy Clyde

The Scenery Mover

Natalie Kingston

Minor Role