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 tells how the cameraman went right into the 'arena' to get some close ups of the lion.
Note: this might be "Briton" the lion - JH.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 15/10/1934
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 38510
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 1106.09
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:01:07:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:17:21:00 / 01:18:28:00
- Canister:
- PT 238
- Sort Number:
- PT 238
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Appears in...
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Stills
jamied says
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