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6.9/10 • 269

1932-09-161h 3m

ThrillerAdventureHorror

They saw the heads of hunted men in Zaroff's trophy room!

When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.

Directors
Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Editors
Archie Marshek

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  1. Joel McCrea

    Joel McCrea

    Robert Rainsford

  2. Fay Wray

    Fay Wray

    Eve Trowbridge

  3. Leslie Banks

    Leslie Banks

    Count Zaroff

  4. Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Martin Trowbridge

  5. Noble Johnson

    Noble Johnson

    Ivan

  6. Steve Clemente

    Steve Clemente

    Tartar

  7. William B. Davidson

    William B. Davidson

    Captain

  8. Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

    Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

    Tartar Servant

  9. James Flavin

    James Flavin

    First Mate on Yacht (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Jun 13, 2022

6/10

A completely bonkers hunter played by arch-ham Leslie Banks arranges for passing ships to be wrecked off the coast of his island then he ostensibly rescues/helps them before using them as bait for his big game hunts - with a bow and arrow, or with a high powered rifle - ably aided and abetted by some rather useful, if monosyllabic helpers "Ivan" & "Mongol" and a fearsome-looking pack of starving hounds. Joel MCrea and Fay Wray are two such victims, only they decide that they are not going to fall prey to their scheming host and we have quite a few daft cat and mouse games as they try to escape. McCrae never quite cut it as the hero type, and he doesn't really here, either - and Wray, well she just excels at being the rather feisty damsel in distress. It's not especially sinister - but there are plenty of chases through the jungle, hidden passages etc to keep you amused if not terrified for an hour.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$219,869.00
Revenue
$443,000.00
Keywords
crocodilehunting human beingsfistfightstrandedhuntingremote islandpre-codebased on short storysole survivorsouth sea islandgod complexreefattacked by a dogmute villainnoblemanhuman preybig game huntershipwreck survivors