The Most Dangerous Game

PG-13

9/16/19321h 3m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ They saw the heads of hunted men in Zaroff's trophy room! ~

Overview:

When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.

Director:

Irving Pichel

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$219,869.00

Revenue:

$443,000.00

Key words:

crocodile
hunting human beings
fistfight
stranded
hunting
remote island
pre-code
based on short story
sole survivor
south sea island
god complex
reef
attacked by a dog
mute villain
nobleman
human prey
big game hunter
shipwreck survivors

Cast

Joel McCrea

~ as ~

Robert Rainsford

Fay Wray

~ as ~

Eve Trowbridge

Leslie Banks

~ as ~

Count Zaroff

Robert Armstrong

~ as ~

Martin Trowbridge

Noble Johnson

~ as ~

Ivan

Steve Clemente

~ as ~

Tartar

William B. Davidson

~ as ~

Captain

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

~ as ~

Tartar Servant

James Flavin

~ as ~

First Mate on Yacht (uncredited)

Hale Hamilton

~ as ~

Bill Woodman (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
A completely bonkers hunter played by arch-ham Leslie Banks arranges for passing ships to be wrecked off the coast of his island then he ostensibly rescues/helps them before using them as bait for his big game hunts - with a bow and arrow, or with a high powered rifle - ably aided and abetted by some rather useful, if monosyllabic helpers "Ivan" & "Mongol" and a fearsome-looking pack of starving hounds. Joel MCrea and Fay Wray are two such victims, only they decide that they are not going to fall prey to their scheming host and we have quite a few daft cat and mouse games as they try to escape. McCrae never quite cut it as the hero type, and he doesn't really here, either - and Wray, well she just excels at being the rather feisty damsel in distress. It's not especially sinister - but there are plenty of chases through the jungle, hidden passages etc to keep you amused if not terrified for an hour.