{"id":2039,"date":"2011-03-06T14:58:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T22:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2025-08-23T12:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T19:01:16","slug":"the-mgm-lion-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/the-mgm-lion-the-making\/","title":{"rendered":"The MGM Lion: The Making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all seen the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lion that has roared at the beginning of many movies. Here&#8217;s how it was shot!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2040\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2040\" href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/the-mgm-lion-the-making\/mgm_lion_1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2040\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2040 \" title=\"mgm_lion_1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mgm_lion_1.jpg\" alt=\"The MGM Lion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mgm_lion_1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mgm_lion_1-480x333.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shooting of the MGM Intro (1924)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2041\" href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/the-mgm-lion-the-making\/mgm_lion_2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2041\" title=\"mgm_lion_2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mgm_lion_2.jpg\" alt=\"The MGM Lion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mgm_lion_2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mgm_lion_2-480x351.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s the MGM logo over time.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2042\" href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/the-mgm-lion-the-making\/mgm_logos\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"672\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2042\" title=\"mgm_logos\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mgm_logos.jpg\" alt=\"MGM Logos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mgm_logos.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mgm_logos-480x645.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all seen the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lion that has roared at the beginning of many movies. 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