Darkest Africa #3

Darkest Africa-1A, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. “Of all the screwball stunts I have been persuaded to perform in Hollywood, the one nearest being utterly mad was my wrestling match with a 500-pound tiger named Bobby.” “The director of this picture was “Breezy” Eaton, a man whose thirst for realism exceeded that of all the other directors I had met.” [Eaton was noted for his ruthless disregard for the safety and well-being of animals, stuntmen, and even his stars when filming big action sequences.] “Bobby was the property of my old friend and first instructor Louis Roth. Roth’s son came out and wrestled Bobby in a regular cage and the animal seemed quite amiable. I took several trips out to get acquainted with Bobby, [but] never actually wrestled him, which was a grave error.”