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Taking A Lion For A Ride! 1934
Description
Titles read: "Taking a Lion for a Ride!".
Location of events unknown.
Various shots of a lion being taken for a ride around a wall of death; the lion is perched on the side of the car, driven by a man. A small crowd of people watch the spectacle from the viewing area above. Commentator...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 38510
- Sort Number:
- PT 238
- Time in/Out:
- 01:17:21:00 / 01:18:28:00
- Canister:
- PT 238
- Film ID:
- 1106.09
- Issue Date:
- 15/10/1934
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The man seen driving the car is "Fearless Egbert", of a troupe called "Collins Famous Death Riders".
There are a couple of photos of them on this page here. ....
http://theselvedgeyard.wordpre
ss.com/2009/12/05/the-wall-of-de
ath-daredevils-lions-riders-fairs-o
h-my/
Although the lion isn't named on that page, another source says that his name was "Monarch".....
www.motographite.com/2012/04/k
ings-vertical-run.html