Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-11 | Page 22 | Actor Snoozes with Lion (He'll Recover)

Actor Snoozes With Lion Hell He'll Recover HOLLYWOOD Nov 11 UP UP- UP Eddie Collins went to sleep with a alion alion lion today in the interest of his ar arand art and and hes he's hes expected to recover soon The scene was Twentieth Century Century- Fox sound stage 6 showing th the hold of a freighter docked in in Honolulu Honolulu Honolulu Hono Hono- lulu where that great Chinese detective detective detective de de- de- de Charlie Chan Chars was about t to toso so solve ve a murder Aboard the shi ship in tiers of cages were lions tigers tiger panthers and other beasts en route rout to a zoo For plot complication purposes Hes He's C Custodian Collins a poly roly little comedian with blue eyes and a quavering stomach played the part of wild wik animal custodian who loved his charges The script called for one gigantic giganti lion to be his particular pet It featured Jackie Hollywoods Hollywood's famous tame lion Jackie has been in pictures fo for 11 years his trainer Mel Koontz assured Eddie He has never hura hurt hur hurta a soul Yes but Im I'm scared Eddie said The script says I am to lay down with him and go to sleep with wit him and he puts his arm on my chest and I dont don't like it to it it insisted Koontz And if Jackie happens to like lik you you you- Like me screamed Eddie Hes hungry I can see it it Lights Arranged I By then Director Bruce Humberstone Humberstone Humberstone Humber Humber- stone had the spotlights ts arranged to suit himI him JI I will now let the lion out o ohis of his cage Humberstone said I want everyone to leave the stage Eddie started to leave Humberstone Humberstone Humberstone Humber Humber- stone grabbed him and assured him that Jackie had been raised on milk So was I agreed Eddie BuI But Bu ButI I eat meat now By then the doors were locked and Jackie pounds of him trod softly on the stage for rehearsal Trainer Koontz had a gun in his pocket and a three-legged three stool in his hands Jackie took a vicious slap at the stool and broke a leg off it Comedian Comedian Comedian Come Come- dian Collins' Collins legs buckled Easy Eddie Director Humberstone nudged Eddie toward the lion gently Eddie Eddie Eddie Ed Ed- die finally was standing beside Jackie but he didn't know it His eyes were shut