Leo’s Secret Identity

Imagine the earth-shaking roar of the MGM lion, a sound and sight familiar at the start of countless classic movies. This iconic image, deeply etched in cinematic history, first echoed in theaters with “White Shadows in the South Seas,” MGM’s initial talking picture in 1928. While we know this majestic lion as Leo, his real name is Jackie.

Jackie’s roar, a symbol of MGM’s filmmaking prowess, greeted audiences in every film until the 1950s. Today, his legacy lives on, his roar still resonating as a timeless emblem of the golden age of cinema, a true hallmark of movie magic that continues to captivate and inspire.