Underplayed Gems

The Amateur Lion Tamer (1913)

The Amateur Lion Tamer poster
Directed by
Frederick A. Thomson
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A silent comedy short about a man who tries to work as a lion tamer. The main character gets involved with a trained lion and the situation becomes humorous.

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What happens

The Amateur Lion Tamer è un cortometraggio muto del 1913 diretto da Frederick A. Thomson. Prodotto dalla Vitagraph Company of America, aveva come interprete Hughie Mack, noto comico dell'epoca. Nel ruolo del domatore, il belga Paul Sablon, che - addestratore di animali - lavorò come attore ma anche come regista, spesso insieme alla moglie Rosita Marstini. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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