What is the Tragic Origin of “No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of This Film?”

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: A film that pushed a horse off of a cliff led to the film industry allowing the […]

Were the Little House on the Prairie Sets Destroyed So That No One Else Could Use Them?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Michael Landon had the set for Little House on the Prairie destroyed so that no one other […]

Did a TV Series Once Not Even Stop Production When One of Its Two Leads Killed Himself?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: A TV series continued production even after one of the two leads on the show killed himself. […]

Was a Scene in Shane of Jack Palance Mounting a Horse Actually Just a Rewound Shot of Palance Dismounting the Horse?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: A scene of Jack Palance mounting a horse in Shane was a rewound shot of Palance dismounting […]

How Did Will Rogers First Become Famous?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to vaudeville and whether they are true or false. VAUDEVILLE URBAN LEGEND: Will Rogers first made a name for himself in the New York scene by heroically roping a steer that had gone into the crowd during a Western performance at Madison […]

Was Filming of Cheyenne Autumn Halted Due to the Assassination of John F. Kennedy?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Filming of Cheyenne Autumn was halted due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Cheyenne Autumn was […]