The Lion tamer

United States, 1934

Film
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Amos (Freeman Gosden) and Andy (Charles Correll) become lion tamers at the circus. With the real lion being too ferocious, Amos and Andy decide to trick the crowd by “taming” a fake lion - a lion costume with two men inside. However, the real lion escapes and unbeknownst to Amos, gets into the cage with him, whilst the fake lion runs away. All hell breaks loose as Amos tries to fend off the hungry lion.

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Credits

director

George Stallings

producer

Amadee J Van Beuren

production company

Official Films

Van Beuren Corporation

Duration

00:08:30:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1934

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

315398

Language

English

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q7747484

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