Journalist Josephine Heatherington investigates the death and life of the Reverend H. Davidson, a vicar who was defrocked after taking in prostitutes; after the defrocking, he preached at the end of Brighton Pier, re-enacting scenes from the Bible, and when he re-enacted "Daniel in the Lion's Den," he was eaten by a lion. Based on a true story.—Anonymous
Lion's Mouth is "inspired by The Rev. H. Davidson, the Rector of Stiffkey a.k.a. The Prostitutes' Padre". A true story of a rector in the 1930's who helped prostitutes but was defrocked for also helping himself to prostitutes. He preached from a barrel and ended up preaching to lions (Daniel and the lion) and being savaged to death. The film is a Citizen-Kane-like story of a journalist visiting places and people to reveal the truth behind the man.—Anonymous