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The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

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

19326.91h 3m

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.

Directed by Irving Pichel
Written by James Ashmore Creelman, Richard Connell
Box OfficeBudget: $220KRevenue: $443K

Top Cast

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Robert Rainsford

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Eve Trowbridge

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Count Zaroff

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Martin Trowbridge

Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson

Ivan

Steve Clemente

Steve Clemente

Tartar

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Captain

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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Tartar Servant

James Flavin

James Flavin

First Mate on Yacht (uncredited)

Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

Bill Woodman (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

crocodilefistfightstrandedblack and whitehuntingremote islandpre-codebased on short storysole survivorsouth sea islandgod complexreefattacked by a dogmute villainnoblemanhuman preybig game huntershipwreck survivors

About The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game is a thriller, adventure, horror, action film released in 1932 exploring themes of crocodile, fistfight, stranded, black and white, hunting, remote island. Directed by Irving Pichel, it stars Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks. 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.

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