The Horse And The Lion - Once upon a time, there was a farmer who owned an old horse. There is humor and action, with an escaped circus lion, a brutal owner, as the cowboy bonds with the abused animal. The Lion and the Horse is one of the best efforts to come out of Bryan Foy's "B"-picture unit at Warner Bros. Steve Cochran stars as Ben Kirby, an easygoing cowboy who is dead set on owning a magnificent wild stallion. Filmed in Warner color, on location in Wyoming, it rings true to life as the cowboy searches for and rescues a horse from a short, cruel life in a rodeo. After Kirby and his partners capture the horse, the animal is purchased outright by nasty rodeo operator Dave Tracy (more The Lion and the Horse (1952) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As the horse had become old, the farmer told the horse to leave his house and live in some forest. The Lion and the Horse is a 1952 English Film stars Steve Cochran , Louis King , Ray Teal , Bob Steele , Sherry Jackson , Harry Antrim , George O'Hanlon , Ed Hinton , William Fawcett , House Peters Jr. , Lee Roberts , Lane Chandler , Charles Stevens , Jack Williams , Tom Tyler , Max Steiner , directed by Louis King & music by Max Steiner. The Lion and the Horse.