A hunter tracks a sheep-killing cougar.A hunter tracks a sheep-killing cougar.A hunter tracks a sheep-killing cougar.
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Oscar-Nominated Short from Warner
Desert Killer (1952)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Oscar-nominated short tells the story of a 5-year-old Indian boy who gives a young puppy to a lion catcher who decides to return the favor in a special way. This "story" then mixes in with footage of the lion hunter going into the Arizona wilderness and capturing a dangerous mountain lion that has been stalking livestock. DESERT KILLER isn't a complete success due to some rather silly story elements but then again there aren't too many shorts out there showing how one would go about stalking and catching a mountain lion. The short runs just 9-minutes so one shouldn't expect a full documentary but the early stuff here is pretty lame and Art Gilmore's narration goes for a certain country twang that one really can't help but smile. Once the documentary stuff happens the film really picks up. The basic scene has the lion up in a tree and two men must try to rope it, get it down and eventually get it tied up. This sequence lasts maybe three or four minutes total but it contains some very nice suspense, although if you're extremely sensitive to animals being fought with you might want to skip the picture.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Oscar-nominated short tells the story of a 5-year-old Indian boy who gives a young puppy to a lion catcher who decides to return the favor in a special way. This "story" then mixes in with footage of the lion hunter going into the Arizona wilderness and capturing a dangerous mountain lion that has been stalking livestock. DESERT KILLER isn't a complete success due to some rather silly story elements but then again there aren't too many shorts out there showing how one would go about stalking and catching a mountain lion. The short runs just 9-minutes so one shouldn't expect a full documentary but the early stuff here is pretty lame and Art Gilmore's narration goes for a certain country twang that one really can't help but smile. Once the documentary stuff happens the film really picks up. The basic scene has the lion up in a tree and two men must try to rope it, get it down and eventually get it tied up. This sequence lasts maybe three or four minutes total but it contains some very nice suspense, although if you're extremely sensitive to animals being fought with you might want to skip the picture.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Jul 17, 2011
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