Massai Lion Hunt, 1910s Film 4290

A record of a Massai lion hunt. On a plain in Africa a white horse ridden by a black man gallops towards camera. As it passes the camera pans (too quickly) and the horse begins to trot. Massai warriors walking in single file through African plain. They hold shields in one hand and spears in the other. Some of them wear head dresses. Badly edited sequence: Lion, in distance, hiding under bush, a row of Massai throwing spears ( ) (shot from behind them). Cut back to lion, then glimpse of lion running. Intertitle: Cherry Kearton s dog attacks the lion. Trees on plain, distance can just make out animal moving. A horse ridden by man rides into shot and out again. Massai warriors run into shot with their spears held high (chasing lion). a group of Massai huddling around the dead lion. Two Massai standing, another two dragging carcass away, as white hunter walks into centre of frame (he wears wide brimmed hat, shirt, breeches) and points. Two white men (one wearing pith helmet) and two Massai warrior