The Ropin' Fool (complete 1922 silent film with Will Rogers)

A 1922 silent short film starring (and written by) Will Rogers, in which he shows off many of the rope tricks that made him a vaudeville star with the Ziegfeld Follies from 1916 to 1925.
There is a minimal plot, involving a love interest and a rival, but it is only a device to get as many lariat tricks as possible into the 20-minute movie.
The rope used was painted bright white to show up well against darker backgrounds. In addition, slow motion (at 1/10th speed) is employed to great effect in many sequences, which show dexterity that still looks absolutely amazing today. Very likely, some of these routines have never been surpassed.
There exists a 1992 version with commentary by Will Rogers, Jr. (then 81 years old). That narrated version also includes several minutes of out-takes, which put into perspective the incredible difficulty of several of the routines that Will Rogers demonstrates in the film.
(Incidentally, Will Rogers, Jr., who was about 10 when the original film was shot, made an uncredited appearance in it, doing a very simple lariat maneuver. You can see him at about 9:15 into the film.)

Видео The Ropin' Fool (complete 1922 silent film with Will Rogers) канала Robert Rhein