Master 1831 - Tape 1 : "Any Day in Hollywood" - A comedy/adventure plotline combined w/behind the scenes views of silent film production. Humorous scenes ensue as lions break free from set & terrorize Hollywood, a clever crossover.
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Text, "To give you an idea of the quiet and restful life led by movie actors, this picture shows an average afternoon in a Hollywood Studio." TL set during production of some king and jester court scene. MS court jester scene. GV women swimming behind iron gate, zoom out to LS of set w/Islamic style elements. MS staged scene of production crew w/director yelling into megaphone. LS chorus girls in costume performing on set.
GV film set w/crew & actors. High angle LS of film production w/view of actors performing & crew filming behind the scenes. MSs scenes from silent era romance movie w/woman dressed like Little Bo Peep having words w/her man. TLS of film production w/view of actors performing & crew filming behind the scenes.
Scene from silent era adventure movie w/men climbing a rope. MS film crew w/director calling into megaphone & cameraman rolling film. Scenes from silent film with LS of man climbing a rope & MCU of lion lying down in front of den. MCU film director passionately yelling into the megaphone. MS lion outside of den. Scene from silent era film of people dressed as cavemen.
Scenes from silent era film with MS/MCU of woman scrubbing laundry in washtub. MS film crew w/director seated & talking into megaphone while cameraman rolls film. Scene from film as man in a flamboyant costume approaches woman washing laundry. MCU dramatic film director speaking into megaphone.
Scenes from silent era adventure film with woman being rescued from lions: TLS man climbing down rope to save the fair maiden, they are surrounded by lions & bear. MS couple w/lion roaring. CU angry lion roaring. LS woman being pulled up by rope. MS male & female lions snapping. MS man running from lions. GV lions exiting den. MCU director w/megaphone. GV man exiting lion den. MS man tumbling down cliff. GV lions on the case. MS man running toward camera.
Scenes from silent era adventure film: MS man running to door of log cabin, he peeks in the window. Elevated MS of male & female lions running. MS melodramatically frightened man enters cabin. MS cabin interior where woman is tied to a chair & held captive by two men. Exterior MS of log cabin, the lion jumps on roof. MS lion on the roof & into the chimney. MS chimney top w/black ash spewing everywhere. MS inside cabin as lion comes out of the fireplace. MS cabin exterior as a second lion jumps through the window. MCU lions. Interior MS as lion chases people out of the cabin. MS cabin exterior w/people huddled, two male lions & one female bust through the window, people run off, two more lions jump out the window.
Exterior MCU of lion w/rope leash around his neck. Funny stuff as the terror begins, lions are on the loose, interrupting Hollywood film production: Interior MS of lion walking down hallway toward camera. MS silent era love scene being filmed as lion interrupts by walking across the set in the background, actors look surprised. CU lion roaring. MS frightened actors fleeing the film set. MCU film director w/a look of horror on his face. MS film crew as the lion walks across set, everyone scrambles. MCU lion on set made to look like a foyer of a house. Great LS of film crew scrambling, climbing up scaffolding. MCU lion as it leaps toward & over camera. TLS costumed chorus girls fleeing the set. MCU lion walking.
Silent era comedy/adventure scenes: GV hotel lobby as four men rush in, turn around, jump w/fright & run up stairs, lions are following. GV men running up stairs as lions follow. MS hallway w/men running & ducking into room, lion follow. GV/MS room interior w/two of the men playing tug-a-war w/lion who has the pants of the third man clasped in his paw. MS lion outside the door. MS three men holding door shut as lion pushed it open. MS lion pawing door. MSs men leaning on door, they think the struggle is over & relax, they open the door to peek, the front man gets a paw in the kisser. GV room interior as male & female lions jump through window over door.
Silent era comedy/adventure scenes: MS as man crawls out from behind a bar on hands & knees, a lion is laying on top of the bar waiting, the two make eye contact, the chase begins. MCU pan of lion walking through house, climbing stairs. MCU lion coming stairs, moving toward camera. GV lion running down hallway, jumping through window over door. MCU lion busting through window. MS panicked men inside the room. CU lion. MS men fleeing. GV lion in hallway, jumping through window over second door. GV room interior w/man hanging from chandelier to avoid lion below. Elevated MCU of lion jumping up. GV room interior w/man hanging from chandelier to avoid lion below.
Silent era comedy/adventure scenes: GV room interior w/man leaning against bar, man stands up straight & startled after lion leaps over the bar. MCU as two lions jump over camera. GV room interior w/man leaning against bar, he stands up straight & startled after two lion leap over the bar, man jumps behind bar to take cover. GV room interior as papers start flying out from behind the bar. MCU bar as man's hand & lion's tail (fake) appears above the counter simulating a struggle, man pops up from behind the bar w/clothes tattered, lion's tail flies into man's mouth while the lion's paw grabs man's head & tries to pull him back under, man grabs the telephone. MCU man in tattered clothes behind bar using the telephone. MS profile of lion on the move. MCU profile of female telephone operator on the line when she sees the lion in the window, woman flees. Exterior TLS as police car packed w/officers pulls out of mission style gate with sign reading "Police Station". MCU man struggling w/lion behind the bar. GV room interior as two lions & the man jump out from behind bar, the room is a terrible mess. MS man in tattered clothes on his hands & knees looking about, the lion grabs his pants through bar w/his paw and yanks at him.
Silent era comedy/adventure scenes: Great POV off the back of a motorized vehicle as a motorcycle police officer drives at top speed toward camera, w/each turn-off another motorcycle cop joins the convoy. Interior MS of men sneaking around corner, they don't see the lion sitting there & become startled. MS room interior w/tall black man (possibly man in blackface) dressed in long nightshirt while holding a rifle w/bayonet, three white men stand, tall man w/riffle does as goofy walk out of the room. MS tall man w/riffle in the hallway doing his goofy walk, a lion sneaks through a window & then a door behind him. GV room interior w/frightened men huddling as lion enters. MS/CU lion on bed growling.
Silent era comedy/adventure scenes: MS two men standing behind a changing/dressing screen w/their heads popping out the top, third man stands in front of screen swinging a bed sheet. MS bed as sheet is tossed over the lion. MS men ducking behind dressing screen. GV room interior as black man in nightshirt comes in and walks around w/his goofy strut, totally unaware of the lion under the sheets. MS black man climbing into bed. MS bed as feathers fly through the air, simulating a struggle w/the lion. GV room w/bed & feathers flying everywhere. MCU three men emerging from behind screen, looking astounded by feathers falling like snow. GV room as black man rises out of bed with angel wings & halo.
Silent era comedy/adventure scenes: Great head on TLS gang of motorcycle police cruising down the road. MCU frightened woman being pinned down by lion. MS frightened women (actors) in cavewomen costumes huddled & bound in chains. MCU woman being pinned down by lion. CU lion roaring. GV frightened female actors in costume. MCU frightened woman being pinned down by lion. GV lions in hallway, they jump through window above door. GV room interior w/three men creeping around on tip-toes, a lion runs in & jumps out window above door, men flee. GV men running down hallway into room at the end, the door is slammed shut, two lion follow & jump through window at the top of the door, they both jump at the same time & bust the door down. MCU angry lion w/mouth open. MS man wrestling lion. GV room interior w/hints of the lion-man struggle going on behind door w/lions seen jumping behind the window. MS three men struggling w/lion in frame of busted out door.
Silent era comedy/adventure scenes: GV film set made to look like a desert oasis w/two men fishing at the watering hole. MS fish out of water & falling behind sand mound. MS men dressed in costumes under palm trees. MS sand mound as lion pops it's head up from behind, lion leaps toward camera. MS men standing under palm trees as lion approaches. MCU startled man trying to warn is buddy. CU lion growling. MS men looking on w/terror. CU lion growling. MS men fleeing. GV desert oasis set as lion chases men through the watering hole. Low angle LS profile pan of men running across sand w/lion following close behind. LS man running as lion catches up. MS pan of man running. LS pan of man running w/lion on his heels. Title card reading "The End".