The hunt is an edge-of-your-seat nail-biter. What ensues is a fast-paced thriller in which Bob and Eve must keep themselves alive among the elements of the island-dense jungle, impenetrable fog, perilous cliffs, dangerous waterfalls, treacherous bog-while on the run from their hunter and his pack of vicious dogs. They find themselves the prey in a contest to see if they can survive the night and thereby win their freedom and safe passage off the island. It does not take long before Eve and Bob discover exactly what the most dangerous game is-humans, who the Count hunts on the island, hanging their heads in his trophy room. He claims he was bored until he discovered “the most dangerous game” on his island. Two Hunters Confront One AnotherĪs Count Zaroff regales the group with his hunting exploits he reveals an insatiable need to hunt more and more challenging game. It appears that after being given a tour of the Count’s mysterious locked trophy room, the two sailors went out hunting but have not returned. When an opportunity arises to speak privately with Bob, Eve conveys her suspicions that all is not right. Zaroff offers Bob his hospitality and soon he is introduced to Martin and Eve who explain they were also recently shipwrecked along with two sailors in their party. Note before reading on-contains plot spoilers. There he is greeted by master of the castle Count Zaroff played by Leslie Banks. Bob as sole survivor makes his way across the island to a castle seeking refuge. Joel McCrea plays Bob a renowned big game hunter and author whose ship sinks off a small island. Wray and Armstrong play brother Martin and sister Eve who are among a party shipwrecked on the island. Using the same King Kong jungle sets, Schoedsack and Cooper shot The Most Dangerous Game (1932) as an adaptation of the 1924 short story of the same name.Īlong with the jungle sets, they used King Kong leads Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong in two of the lead roles in the story of a famous big game hunter who finds himself shipwrecked on the island of another hunter. That’s just what King Kong (1933) directors Ernest B. Poster for Suspense Thriller The Most Dangerous Game (1932) What do you do when you’re making King Kong and you’ve got time on your hands? You film King Kong during the day and you make another movie at night.
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