Unearthed Behind-the-Scenes Photos

MGM’s Logo

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s iconic logo shows off a roaring lion. Actually getting footage for this was incredibly low-tech, as a sound engineer and cameraman positioned right next to Leo the lion in order to record his famous roar. In the modern era, there would likely have been a lot more health and safety in place to protect the studio workers should Leo become agitated.

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