The Most Dangerous Game

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7.1/10

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A psychotic big game hunter deliberately strands a luxury yacht on a remote island, where he begins to hunt its passengers for sport.A psychotic big game hunter deliberately strands a luxury yacht on a remote island, where he begins to hunt its passengers for sport.A psychotic big game hunter deliberately strands a luxury yacht on a remote island, where he begins to hunt its passengers for sport.

Directors
- Irving Pichel
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writers
- James Ashmore Creelman
- Richard Connell
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

14K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Irving Pichel
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writers
- James Ashmore Creelman
- Richard Connell
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Tartar
(as Steve Clemento)

William B. Davidson

Captain
(as William Davidson)

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Tartar Servant
(as Dutch Hendrian)

James Flavin

First Mate on Yacht
(uncredited)

Arnold Gray

Passenger on Yacht
(uncredited)

Hale Hamilton

Bill - Owner of Yacht
(uncredited)

Wesley Hopper

Rainsford in long shot arrriving at Island
(uncredited)

Landers Stevens

'Doc' - Passenger on Yacht
(uncredited)

Phil Tead

Passenger on Yacht
(uncredited)

Directors
- Irving Pichel
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writers
- James Ashmore Creelman
- Richard Connell
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The trophy room scenes were much longer in the preview version of 78 minutes; there were more heads in jars. There was also an emaciated sailor, stuffed and mounted next to a tree where he was impaled by Zaroff's arrow, and another full-body figure stuffed, with the bodies of two of the hunting dogs mounted in a death grip. Preview audiences cringed and shuddered at the head in the bottle and the mounted heads, but when they saw the mounted figures and heard Zaroff's dialog describing in detail how each man had died, they began heading for the exit - so these shots disappeared.

Goofs
The island is described by Rainsford as "small as a deer park," but it contains a dramatic waterfall. Such a fall would have to have been fed by a large lake on a much larger island to flow at such a high volume.

Quotes
'Doc' - Passenger on Yacht: I was thinking of the inconsistency of civilization. The beast of the jungle, killing just for his existence, is called savage. The man, killing just for sport, is called civilized... It's a bit contradictory, isn't it?
Bob: Now just a minute... What makes you think it isn't just as much sport for the animal, as it is for the man? Now take that fellow right there, for instance. There never was a time when he couldn't have gotten away, but he didn't want to. He got interested in hunting me. He didn't hate me for stalking him, anymore than I hated him for trying to charge me. As a matter of fact, we admired each other.
'Doc' - Passenger on Yacht: Perhaps, but would you change places with the tiger?
Bob: Well... not now.

Alternate versions
The film was colorized in 2007 in honor of its 75th anniversary. Ray Harryhausen worked on the color design of the film.

Connections
Edited from Bird of Paradise (1932)

Soundtracks
A Moment in the Dark
(uncredited)
Music by Carmen Lombardo

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8/10

Still something of a classic after all these years.

This classic was co-directed by Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack and while some of its effects might seem rather rudimentary by today's standards it's still a cracker. The basic story has been filmed countless times in one form or another but "The Most Dangerous Game" still knocks its competitors for six. Set in one of those exotic South Sea Islands so beloved of filmmakers in the 1930's, (you know, the kind of place where King Kong hung out), this is the one about the big game hunter, (Joel McCrea), becoming the hunted, victim to the monstrous Count Zaroff, (a splendidly over-the-top Leslie Banks). There's also a woman involved, (a screaming Fay Wray, naturally), and it's both exciting and superbly designed, (Zaroff's 'fortress' home could just as easily have housed Dr. Frankenstein or Count Dracula). Clocking in at just 63 minutes, this is a B-Movie with A-Movie credentials and is hugely enjoyable.