10 Movie Myths You Probably Believed

Speaking of stories that seem to have been circulating since the beginning of cinema itself, here we have the tale of a crew (and apparently a lion) that bit off a little more than they could chew.

In the years before Leo the lion became the go-to guy for MGM's legendary moving (and roaring) logo, a cat by the name of Slats occupied this prestigious role. But he also occupied a place in cinema infamy thanks to a myth that many took as fact as the years rolled by. It was said that Slats actually killed his trainer and a pair of assistants around the time of shooting his then-silent performance.

Yet, judging from the fact that said trainer, Volney Phifer, outlived the imposing cat and even had the lion buried on his estate after his death in 1936, any hope of this intense story being legit appears to be non-existent at best.

Just to clarify, none of the seven cats used for the MGM logo over the years ever killed their trainer, they were all well behaved boys.