Police Chief William Parker with Wayne Roberts whose panther escaped and is roaming the streets of Los Angeles, circa 1954.
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below: Meat-On-A-Stick and a rope......poor Wayne.
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I would say this was a publicity stunt if the year had been 1942 instead of 1954.
Val Lewton's Cat People 1942
Click on the link to see one of the spookiest scenes in film noir.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfbGJrAVWUo
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