Making this very entertaining movie, director Howard Hawks got into some trouble with a blonde.  As a matter of fact, there were times when he had to order her tied up to protect himself.

"Want to meet her?" he asked.

"Sure," I said, and up walked a big nasty-face South African cheetah looking for a meal.

"I wouldn't try to pet her if I were you," Hawks said.  "Duke tried that and the cat grabbed his arm and wouldn't let go."

He also got kicked by a giraffe.

Big game catcher Willy deBeer was on hand for "the rough stuff," but Hawks had to have the Duke deal with the animals in this beastly situation.  In a John Wayne movie, Wayne had to be in the middle of all the action.

Back at Paramount Studios, a scene was set up to get Elsa Martinelli into bed with an elephant.

"What do you think of our little movie?" she asked.  "Pretty wild, huh?"

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