The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel, starring Joel McCrea, Fay Wray and Leslie Banks.
Plot
A luxury yacht is sailing through a channel off the north-eastern coast of South America. Among the passengers is big game hunter and author Robert "Bob" Rainsford. In discussing the sport with other passengers, Bob is asked if he would exchange places with the animals he hunts. After the yacht's owner disregards the captain's concerns about the channel lights not matching the charts, the ship runs aground, takes on water and explodes.
More details
author | James Ashmore Creelman Richard Connell |
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director | Ernest B. Schoedsack Irving Pichel |
editor | Archie Marshek |
genre | adventure drama horror thriller |
keywords | attack bore cat and mouse game hunting dog kill lone survivor luxury yacht russian count russian nobility sail shipwreck south america trap write |
musicBy | Max Steiner |
producer | Ernest B. Schoedsack Merian C. Cooper |
productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures |
publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
theme | chase |