The Most Dangerous Game
By June 07, 1999
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- United States
- 1932
- 63 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- English
SYNOPSIS: One of the best and most literate movies from the great days of horror, The Most Dangerous Game stars Leslie Banks as a big-game hunter with a taste for the world’s most exotic prey—his houseguests, played by Fay Wray and Joel McCrea. Before making history with 1933’s King Kong, filmmakers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack wowed audiences with their chilling adaptation of this Richard Connell short story.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Bob Rainsford | Joel McCrea |
| Eve Trowbridge | Fay Wray |
| Zaroff | Leslie Banks |
| Martin Trowbridge | Robert Armstrong |
| Ivan | Noble Johnson |
| Tartar | Steve Clemento |
| Russian servant | Dutch Hendrian |
Credits
| Director | Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel |
| Executive producer | David O. Selznick |
| Associate producer | Merian C. Cooper |
| Screenplay | James Ashmore Creelman |
| From the story by | Richard Connell |
| Cinematography | Henry Gerrard |
| Art director | Caroll Clark |
| Music | Max Steiner |
| Recorded by | Clem Portman |
| Editing | Archie F. Marshek |
Disc Features
- Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder
- Subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
