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Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage footage captures a man training a lion at a circus in El Monte, California. Viewed through a chain-link fence, the grainy black-and-white clip shows the trainer in light-colored clothing using a whip to guide the large feline. The lion, with visible fur and paws, stands on a platform as the man commands it. The scene reflects early 20th-century animal acts, with a raw, unpolished quality typical of home movie recordings from the era.
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