What a Lion! 85 years old

The Captain and Inspector are hunting lions in Africa, though their attempts to sneak up are hampered by alarm clocks and squeaky shoes. Fortunately, there's a lion ready for them: it's the boys, dressed in a lion costume, with an "ah-ooga" horn for the roar. They're soon chasing the Captain, when their costume gets stuck and pulled off. The captain comes in to the costume after them, but the boys manage to tie him up. Before long they've run into a real (sleeping) lion. They provoke it (in costume), and get its head stuck in a hollow log. Then they go taunt the Captain again and bring him over to the log, where the lion is still stuck; he whacks it with a board and pulls it out, then tries to remove the costume when the boys walk up behind him. The inevitable chase starts slowly, then speeds into a cave.

Credits

What a Lion! Cast

Name Character
Billy Bletcher He was 43, 84 years old when he died as Captain (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Winkler He was 11, 62 years old when he died as Hans (speaking) (voice) (uncredited)

What a Lion! Crew

Name Department
Scott Bradley as Music. He was 46 (85) years old when He died Sound
Bert Lewis as Music. He was 42 (54) years old when He died Sound
George Gordon as Animation. Visual Effects
Jack Zander as Animation. He was 30 (99) years old when He died Visual Effects
Ray Abrams as Animation. He was 18 (71) years old when He died Visual Effects
What a Lion! (85 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 06, 1938
  • Runtime: 9 minutes