Wrestling with a Lion

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
42A
Date Released
27 Mar 1930
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wrestling With a Lion. SHOTLIST: Twisting a lions tail for fun. Californian wrestler is thrown after big battle. Shots of the wrestling.
Keywords
Sport; Curiosities; Animals
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
625
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Wrestling with a Lion', British Movietone News Issue No. 42A, 27 Mar 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/2423 (Accessed 10 Nov 2025)