Charles Bickford, famous for his he-man roles in film, was badly injured when he was mauled by a lion during the filming of a jungle picture at Universal Studios in Hollywood Refusing the use of the double, Bickford turned his head for a moment and fell under the clawing weight of a huge Nubian lion He was rushed to hospital Photo shows Charles Bickford's face distorted with pain as the lion's fangs dug into his head - this picture was made as he lay at the beast's mercy October 18th 1935