In Search of a 1928 silent movie called A Lady Lion

[Wrightwood]

This silent movie short comedy called "A Lady Lion" was filmed at Wrightwood in 1928

A Lady Lion (1928), which takes place at a picturesque winter resort, is about a young woman (Caryl Lincoln) looking to find herself a manly lover. Diminutive Billy Bletcher and hefty Fred Spencer are on hand to do the sillier stuff, like falling out of a tree, falling into the snow, falling off a ladder. Truth is, their attempts to get laughs in the first reel are pretty much limited to falling down. The one exception is Spencer getting his head stuck in a ladder rung. Spencer is not the most subtle comedian, relying on a great deal of mugging. But, despite his deficiencies, he is funny contending with the ladder, which seems to have a mind of its own.

A Lady Lion is suppose to be included on the "Imperial Comedy" DVD by A1,  released 2009

If any has a copy or can locate a place to buy a copy please let me know.

[Cheapskate]

According to Internet Movie Database (imdb.com), a company called A-1 Video released it on a 2009 DVD called "Imperial Comedies".

http://www.imdb.com/company/co0124393/

I have no idea how to contact this company or how to find a copy of this DVD, but it was digitized and released...so, perhaps someone more knowledgeable/skillful than I can take it from here  :-)

[Joe Schmoe]

1926 Fox Imperial Comedies Varieties Silent Film Flyer - ORIGINAL FOX2
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/371287811030?lpid=82&chn=ps

Closer.  IMDB lists your movie as "a short".

[Joe Schmoe]

Getting closer....

http://anthonybalducci.blogspot.com/2009/03/lions-speedboats-and-bathing-beauties.html

LIONS, SPEEDBOATS AND BATHING BEAUTIES

...A Lady Lion (1928), which takes place at a picturesque winter resort, is about a young woman (Caryl Lincoln) looking to find herself a manly lover. Diminutive Billy Bletcher and hefty Fred Spencer are on hand to do the sillier stuff, like falling out of a tree, falling into the snow, falling off a ladder. Truth is, their attempts to get laughs in the first reel are pretty much limited to falling down. The one exception is Spencer getting his head stuck in a ladder rung. Spencer is not the most subtle comedian, relying on a great deal of mugging. But, despite his deficiencies, he is funny contending with the ladder, which seems to have a mind of its own.

The action gets wilder in the second half of the film. The wagon of a traveling circus breaks down and the owner puts his animals in a cabin so that they can keep warm while he gets the wagon fixed. Bletcher, Spencer and Lincoln come to the cabin, unaware of the animals, and soon find themselves at odds with a lion and a leopard.

The sprawling snow-covered hills that serve as the location do in fact enhance the action. This comedy certainly compares favorably with Swiss Movements (1927), a Christie comedy featuring Jimmie Adams being chased up a phony Swiss Alps by a guy dressed in a bear suit. The location that the Christie crew used did not look at all like the Swiss Alps. It was a craggy, barren hill hidden away somewhere in San Fernando Valley. Did the director, Robert Kerr, ever actually see a picture of the Swiss Alps? I could do a better job recreating the Swiss Alps by going into my backyard and sprinkling around a box of laundry detergent....