68. THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
68. THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
(1932)
Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel
One lesson a person learns quickly when taking a furtive look around at the history of horror films, from the masterful efforts to the sub-par crapola variety, is that the monster is ever present and the monster has many faces. More often than not the monster has a human face and such is the case in "The Most Dangerous Game". Based on the Richard Connell short story of the same name we meet the villain in his opulent castle digs on a remote island where he manages to lure unsuspecting ships to crash on the rocks. Those who survive their capsizing meet the villain (who has the appropriately villainous name of Count Zaroff) and become a part of his bloody pastime. He is a hunter who has bagged every dangerous animal he can think of and now gets his kicks hunting people, lopping off their heads for trophies. Heart fluttering eye candy is provided in the delicious form of Fay Wray who is enchanting even if, and especially when, she's under duress. Spooky swamps, strange menace, big suspense- this is an overlooked exotic trinket from horrors golden age.
(1932)
Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel
One lesson a person learns quickly when taking a furtive look around at the history of horror films, from the masterful efforts to the sub-par crapola variety, is that the monster is ever present and the monster has many faces. More often than not the monster has a human face and such is the case in "The Most Dangerous Game". Based on the Richard Connell short story of the same name we meet the villain in his opulent castle digs on a remote island where he manages to lure unsuspecting ships to crash on the rocks. Those who survive their capsizing meet the villain (who has the appropriately villainous name of Count Zaroff) and become a part of his bloody pastime. He is a hunter who has bagged every dangerous animal he can think of and now gets his kicks hunting people, lopping off their heads for trophies. Heart fluttering eye candy is provided in the delicious form of Fay Wray who is enchanting even if, and especially when, she's under duress. Spooky swamps, strange menace, big suspense- this is an overlooked exotic trinket from horrors golden age.
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