Girl Bosses Lion (1963)

Brunswick, Germany.



GV. Crowds round lions cage at Busch Circus, Brunswick. Lions are walking around inside the cage with the teenage girl trainer, Monica Gradischnig of Vienna. SCU. Looking through bars at the girl trainer with one of the lions, camera pans as they walk past. CU. Lion's head. CU. Girl's face as she shouts to one of the lions. CU. Lion's face. CU. Girl's face. CU. Lion. SV. Girl cracking whip and lion leaps onto platform and through a ring of fire. CU. Girl's leg, hand holding whip. CU. Lion's face as he snarls at whip. CU. Girl's face. CU. Lion's face. CU. Lion's feet. SV. Two lions on pedestals, girl standing in front with whip. CU. Crowd clapping. SV. Girl standing beside lion, she puts an arm round his head and her face close to the lion's face. CU. Girl's face beside lion's face, the lion goes to bite the girl. Girl's face goes out of picture.
FILM ID:1760.14

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