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The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

12 63 min  -  Adventure | Thriller | Horror  -   16 September 1932 (USA)
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An insane hunter arranges for a ship to be wrecked on an island where he can indulge in some sort of hunting and killing of the passengers.

Writers:

James Ashmore Creelman (screenplay), Richard Connell (story)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joel McCrea ...
Bob
Fay Wray ...
Eve
Robert Armstrong Robert Armstrong ...
Martin
Leslie Banks Leslie Banks ...
Zaroff
Noble Johnson Noble Johnson ...
Ivan
Steve Clemente Steve Clemente ...
Tartar (as Steve Clemento)
William B. Davidson William B. Davidson ...
Captain (as William Davidson)
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Storyline

After their luxury cabin cruiser crashes on a reef, Bob Rainesford finds himself washed ashore on a remote island. He finds a fortress-like house and the owner, Count Zaroff, seems to be quite welcoming. Apart from Zaroff's servant Ivan, the only other people present are Eve Trowbridge and her brother Martin, also survivors of their own shipwreck. Other survivors are missing however and Bob soon learns why: Zaroff releases them onto his jungle island and them hunts them down and kills them. Written by garykmcd  

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Plot Keywords:

Island | Hunter | Hunting | Escape | Reef  | See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Thriller | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hounds of Zaroff See more »

Filming Locations:

California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$218,869 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

During WWI, Leslie Banks suffered a disfiguring injury that paralyzed the left side of his face. Never once letting this injury interrupt his career, he went back to the stage after his release from service in 1918, and within six years was an international stage star. He was one of the most popular British actors on Broadway throughout most of the 1920s since his appearance in the 1924 production of "Peter Pan" as Captain Hook. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Count Zaroff is first giving the knife to Rainsford, he is pointing the blade at him. There is a cut to a closer shot, and the blade is now facing away. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Captain: The channel's here on the chart, all right, and so are the marking lights.
First mate: Then what's wrong with them?
Captain: Those lights don't seem to be in just the right place. They're both a bit out of position according to this.
First mate: Two light buoys means a safe channel between the world over!
Captain: "Safe between the world over" doesn't go in these waters.
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Connections

Referenced in Wedding Crashers (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"A Moment in the Dark"
(uncredited)
Music by Carmen Lombardo See more »